Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
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
God marvellously severed Goshen from the rest of Egypt, keeping the flies from that land though it bred them in abundance. This showed beyond dispute that He rules as King in the midst of the earth, protecting His people while the Egyptians were vexed to see the Israelites spared what afflicted them.
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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