CHAPTER IX. _ THE FIFTH PLAGUE._ Exodus 9:1. Our Lord when on earth came not to destroy men's lives. And yet it was necessary, for our highest instruction, that we should not think of Him as revealing a Divinity wholly devoid of sternness. Twice, therefore, a gleam of the fires of justice fell on... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIXTH PLAGUE. Exodus 9:8. At the close of the second triplet, as of the first, stands a plague without a warning, but not without the clearest connection between the blow and Him who deals it. To the Jews Egypt was a furnace in which they were being consumed--whether literally in human sacrifi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SEVENTH PLAGUE. Exodus 9:13. The hardening of Pharaoh's heart, we have argued, was not the debauching of his spirit, but only the strengthening of his will. "Wait on the Lord and _ be of good courage_ "; " _ Be strong_, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and _ be strong_, O Joshua, son of Josadak th... [ Continue Reading ]