So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.
Those who would do great things for God must rise early and not fear any man's face. Moses stood before proud Pharaoh to demand his captives' release, and God ordered the flies as His obedient army where Pharaoh's will meant nothing.
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Commenting on Exodus 8:20-32
Pharaoh hardened his heart the moment the flies were gone, unwilling to lose dominion over so many people and the revenue their labour brought him. Pride and covetousness bound him fast.
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Moses met Pharaoh at the Nile's bank to threaten not mere houseflies but divers destructive sorts, gadflies, beetles, cockroaches, creatures the Egyptians themselves worshipped. To be scourged by their own gods, while Goshen escaped untouched, must have humbled them and strengthened Israel's faith.
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Commenting on Exodus 8:20-32