George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Exodus 10:7
Scandal, or source of repeated misery; whether they meant their own resistance to God's orders, or Moses, with the Hebrew nation. (Calmet)
Scandal, or source of repeated misery; whether they meant their own resistance to God's orders, or Moses, with the Hebrew nation. (Calmet)
Verse Exodus 10:7. _HOW LONG SHALL THIS MAN BE A SNARE UNTO US?_] As there is no noun in the text, the pronoun זה _zeh_ may either refer to the Israelites, to the plague by which they were then affli...
For the first time the officers of Pharaoh intervene before the scourge is inflicted, showing at once their belief in the threat, and their special terror of the infliction. Also, for the first time,...
CHAPTER 10 THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES _ 1. The eighth plague: locusts (Exodus 10:1)_ 2. Pharaoh's renewed confession and refusal (Exodus 10:16) 3. The ninth plague: darkness (Exodus 10:21) 4. Ph...
8°. A LOCUST SWARM (Exodus 10:1 J; Exodus 10:12 a, Egypt, E; Exodus 10:13 b J; Exodus 10:14 a E;...
EXODUS 7:14 TO EXODUS 12:36. THE TEN PLAGUES. How deeply this series of events imprinted itself on the mind and heart of the nation is shown by the fulness with which the three sources report them. J...
THIS MAN. Hebrew this one. No word for man here in Hebrew text....
Exodus 7:14 to Exodus 11:5 _The first nine Plagues_ The narrative of the Plagues, like that of the preceding Chapter s, is composite. The details of the analysis depend partly upon literary criteria...
(J). The sequel, and once, probably, the immediate sequel, to Exodus 10:28-29 (J): see the note there....
The _eighth_plague. The locusts. From J, with short passages from E....
_a snare_ fig. for an occasion of destruction. See 1 Samuel 18:21; and cf. on ch. Exodus 23:33 Lit. a _fowling-instrument_; and probably, in fact, not a -snare" (i.e. a noose; Germ. _Schnur_, a -strin...
The Pharaoh's ministers suggest to him that Moses should no longer be permitted to ruin Egypt. He accordingly makes an attempt to come to terms with Moses; but when Moses declares that the whole peopl...
HOW LONG SHALL THIS MAN BE A SNARE UNTO US— _This thing,_ LXX. Houbigant renders it, _How long shall_ these things _be a snare to us?_ There is no noun in the text, only the pronoun זה _zeh,_ which ma...
The Text of EXODUS TRANSLATION 10 And Je-ho-vah said unto Mo-ses, Go in unto Pha-raoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servant, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,...
_AND PHARAOH'S SERVANTS SAID UNTO HIM, HOW LONG SHALL THIS MAN BE A SNARE UNTO US? LET THE MEN GO, THAT THEY MAY SERVE THE LORD THEIR GOD: KNOWEST THOU NOT YET THAT EGYPT IS DESTROYED?_ Pharaoh's ser...
THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES 1-20. The Eighth Plague:—Locusts....
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 10 *PLAGUE NUMBER 8: *LOCUSTS – VERSES 1-20 MOSES WARNS *PHARAOH AGAI...
LET THE MEN GO. — Though the heart of Pharaoh remained hard, the plagues had a certain effect on the minds of the Egyptians. First, the magicians were impressed, and said, “This is the finger of God”...
וַ יֹּאמְרוּ֩ עַבְדֵ֨י פַרְעֹ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו עַד ־
CHAPTER X. _ THE EIGHTH PLAGUE._ Exodus 10:1. The Lord would not command His servant again to enter the dangerous presence of the sullen prince, without a reason which would sustain his faith: "For...
PHARAOH STILL REFUSES TO SUBMIT Exodus 10:1 Pharaoh was capable of being a noble and glorious soul, through which God might have shown forth all His power and glory, Exodus 9:16. But he refused, and...
It would seem at this point that Moses himself was overawed by the fearful process of judgment and so before the next plague God announced to His servant a new reason for the whole movement. It was in...
And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a (c) snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? (c) Meaning...
2 Kings 5:13...
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
7._And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him. _We have seen, a little above, that they were obstinate in common with their king; nor can it be doubted that by their servile flattery they had blinded him mo...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...
AND PHARAOH'S SERVANTS SAID TO HIM,.... His courtiers and counsellors, such of them as were not so hardened as others, or however now began to relent, and dreaded what would be the consequence of thin...
And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? Ver. 7. And Pha...
_Pharaoh's servants_ His nobles and counsellors; _said, How long shall this man be a snare unto us?_ That is, lay before us the occasion of our falling into one calamity after another. To the impenite...
1 God threatneth to send locusts. 7 Pharaoh, moued by his seruants, inclineth to let the Israelites goe. 12 The plague of the locusts. 16 Pharaoh sueth to Moses. 21 The plague of darkenesse. 24 P...
And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? They compared Moses to a trap, or snare, for catching animals and birds, and themselves to his victims. LET THE MEN GO...
THE LOCUSTS THREATENED...
H. THE LOCUSTS Exodus 10:1-20 1And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I might shew [may do] these my signs before him [in t...
PLAGUE NO.8 -- LOCUSTS (vs.1-20) Again the Lord reminds Moses that He Himself had hardened Pharaoh's heart and the hearts of his servants in order that He might publicly show His signs before them,...
1-11 The plagues of Egypt show the sinfulness of sin. They warn the children of men not to strive with their Maker. Pharaoh had pretended to humble himself; but no account was made of it, for he was...
How long shall this man be a snare; an occasion of sin and destruction? See EXODUS 23:33 JOSHUA 23:13....
Exodus 10:7 Pharaohs H6547 servants H5650 said H559 (H8799) snare H4170 men H582 go H7971 (H8761) serve...
THE EIGHTH PLAGUE - THE PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS (EXODUS 10:1). We note in this passage a distinct change of tone. No longer does Yahweh commence with the opening, ‘let My people go' (compare Exodus 8:1; Exo...
Exodus 10:1. _And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: and that thou mayest tell in...
CONTENTS: Plagues of locusts and darkness. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh. CONCLUSION: God's terms of reconcilliation are fixed and cannot be disputed or lowered. Men must meet the demand of...
Exodus 10:2. _In the ears of thy son._ The Hebrew prophets in their sermons, and the psalmists in their songs, have recorded those wonderful works of the Lord; and the doctrines and inferences fairly...
_Knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?_ LESSONS 1. Threatening from God may touch hearts of servants and not of rulers. 2. God useth king’s own servants to move them, when His ministers can...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 10:7 Like the magicians in Exodus 8:19, some of PHARAOH’S SERVANTS recognize what the plagues signify and boldly suggest to Pharaoh that he is not acting in h
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 10:4. Locusts] _’Arbch_ (ארכה): prob., the _gryllus gregarius_—Ges., Dav., Fü.; G. & D. understanding the word to mean “swarmers,”—F., “browsers.” EXODUS 10:8. BUT WHO ARE THE...
EXPOSITION THE EIGHTH PLAGUE. Notwithstanding his self-condemnation and acknowledgment of the righteousness of God in all the judgments that had been sent upon him (Exodus 9:27), Pharaoh no sooner fou...
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of th...
how long Exodus 10:3 snare Exodus 23:33 Joshua 23:13 1 Samuel 18:21 Prove