And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
God chose contemptible frogs to strike down a haughty king, magnifying His power over all creation and humbling Pharaoh's pride. What a mortification for a monarch to be forced to his knees by creatures a child can master, yet whose numbers made all his chariots and horsemen helpless.
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Commenting on Exodus 8:1-15
And Moses and Aaron went from Pharaoh,.... To the place where they used to pray to the Lord, and meet with him, and receive messages from him; this they did the same day the plague was inflicted, the day before the morrow came when the frogs were to be removed: and Moses cried unto the Lord: prayed unto him with great fervency, and with a...
Pharaoh delayed until the next day, doubting so great a work could be done at once. Moses interceded earnestly, and God took the plague away; the frogs died and gathered in heaps that reeked across the land. Yet when Pharaoh caught his breath and felt relief, he hardened his heart and broke his word entirely.
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Commenting on Exodus 8:10-15