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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 8:15

When Pharaoh saw that there was respite. — Hebrew, a breathing space.

He hardened his heart. — Hitherto Pharaoh’s nature had not been impressed; his heart had remained dull, callous, hard. Now an impression had been made (Exodus 8:8), and he must have yielded, if he had not called in his own will to efface it. Herein was his great guilt. (See the comment on Exodus 4:21.)

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See also Exodus 8:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    2°. FROGS SWARM FROM THE NILE (Exodus 8:1 J, Exodus 8:5 P, Exodus 8:8 a J, heart, Exodus 8:15 b P). Each year the inundation brings with it myriads of frogs (Sayce)

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AS THE LORD HAD SAID. Compare Exodus 4:21....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Exodus 7:14 to Exodus 11:5 _The first nine Plagues_ The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    The Text of EXODUS TRANSLATION 8 And Je-ho-vah spake unto Mo-ses, Go in unto Pha-raoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Je-ho-vah, Let my people go, that they may serve me. (2) And if thou refuse to let t...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT WHEN PHARAOH SAW THAT THERE WAS RESPITE, HE HARDENED HIS HEART, AND HEARKENED NOT UNTO THEM; AS THE LORD HAD SAID._ Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart. But many, while suf...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH PLAGUES 1-15. The Second Plague:—Frogs. This plague, like the first, was not only in itself loathsome, but an offence to the religious notions of the Egyptians. The frog...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Exodus 8:11]_ וַ יַּ֣רְא פַּרְעֹ֗ה כִּ֤י הָֽיְתָה֙...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VIII. _ THE SECOND PLAGUE._ Exodus 8:1. Although Pharaoh had warning of the first plague, no appeal was made to him to avert it by submission. But before the plague of frogs he was distinctl...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PLAGUE OF FROGS AND ITS REMOVAL Exodus 8:1 Probably the plagues followed in rapid succession, so that the impression of one had not passed away before another succeeded. The whole conflict was pr...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Before the second plague Pharaoh received an opportunity to repent. He was warned of the approach of the plague. The warning had no effect. In the first plague magicians had produced apparently like r...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Pharao hardened his own heart. By this we see that Pharao was himself the efficient cause of his heart being hardened, and not God. See the same repeated in ver. 32, Pharao hardened his heart at this...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Pause, Reader, over this verse, and observe in it an awful testimony to the great leading truths of scripture. Until grace enters the heart, no corrections, though ever so great, ever so heavy, ever s...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT WHEN PHARAOH SAW THAT THERE WAS RESPITE,.... From his affliction, as the Targum of Jonathan adds; the plague was removed, and he found himself and his people at ease: or there was a "breathing" c;...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. Ver. 15. _But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite._] Heb., A breathing, or r...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Pharaoh hardened his heart_ Observe, he did it himself, not God, any otherwise than by not hindering....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Frogges are sent. 8 Pharaoh sueth to Moses, 12 and Moses by prayer remoueth them away. 16 The dust is turned into lice, which the Magicians could not doe. 20 The swarmes of flies. 25 Pharaoh in...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, there was relief from the pressure of the plague and he could once more get his breath, HE HARDENED HIS HEART AND HEARKENED NOT UNTO THEM; AS THE LORD HAD...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PLAGUE OF THE FROGS...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    B. THE FROGS Exodus 7:26–8:11 [in the English Bible, Exodus 8:1-15] 26 [Exodus 8:1]And Jehovah spake [said] unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, 27 [2]Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go,...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    LAGUE NO.2 -- FROGS (vs.1-15) Again God gives the opportunity to Pharaoh to respond to His demand to let Israel go (v.1). But Moses was to accompany this with the warnings that, if Pharaoh refused,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-15 Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them sore plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or wolves, or with birds of prey, but he chose to do...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 8:15 Pharaoh H6547 saw H7200 (H8799) relief H7309 hardened H3513 (H8687) heart H3820 heed H80

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SECOND PLAGUE - THE PLAGUE OF FROGS (EXODUS 8:1). This can be analysed as follows: a Yahweh tells Moses to say, ‘let my people go and serve me' or there will be a plague of frogs (Exodus 8:1). b...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Plagues of frogs, lice, flies. Pharaoh's compromising offer. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron. CONCLUSION: If God be against us, all creatures can be made to be at war with us. God c...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 8:3. _The river shall bring forth frogs._ The season was now approaching for the frogs to leave the pools, lakes, and river. God preserved and strengthened the young, or tadpoles of this amphib...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _When Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart._ THE HARDENING NATURE AND AWFUL CONSEQUENCES OF SIN I. I observe, that when God issues out His terrible threatenings against sinners,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 8:14 Even when the Lord removes the frogs as Pharaoh asks, Pharaoh still refuses to obey. ⇐ ⇔

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 8:15 AS THE LORD HAD SAID (see Exodus 7:13, Exodus

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 8:9. Glory over me] Or, “Explain thyself.” So Gesenius and Fürst: similarly, Sept. and Vulg. EXODUS 8:14. UPON HEAPS] Lit. “heaps, heaps,”—with beautiful simplicity and expre...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION How long the plague of frogs endured, we are not told. Probably every effort was made, short of intentionally killing them, to get rid of them. Snakes, and chameleons, and ibises would dest...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me. [So the third demand now, actually the fourth demand.] And if you refuse to...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    saw Exodus 14:5 Ecclesiastes 8:11 Isaiah 26:10 Jeremiah 34:7 Hosea 6:4

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    FAITH AS EXEMPLIFIED IN MOSES Selections from Exodus 3:1; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:1; Exodus 8:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart — Observe he did it himself, not God, any otherwise than by not hindering....

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