Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”
28. And Pharaoh said unto him. This ebullition of passion, in the midst of such sore calamities, is a proof of the violent assaults by which Satan precipitates the wicked, when they are given over to a reprobate mind. The imperiousness of kings is indeed notorious, and observed by the ancient poets; Cicero pro C. Rabirio Postumo, c. 11 “Nemo nostrum ignorat, etiam si experti non sumus, consuetudinem regiam.
This darkness was not merely dark but palpable, felt by the fingers themselves, thick as fog. The Egyptians could not see one another, could not kindle a flame, and were terrified by the horrors of their own consciences and the dreadful sounds around them. Hell itself is utter darkness.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 10:21-29
This was no ordinary gloom but darkness the Egyptians could almost perceive by touch, lasting three days. The Lord struck at the very heart of Egyptian religion, their sun-god, and in a land where clear skies were never marred by clouds. He made a sharp distinction between Goshen and the rest of Egypt.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 10:21-29