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Exodus 10:17

Now, therefore, forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord, your God, that He may take away from me this death only. Here was more hypocrisy; for Pharaoh did not desire forgiveness of his sins in order to turn to the Lord for mercy, but only to be delivered from this terrible plague, which gave him a feeling of utter helplessness. Only this time he wanted to be delivered from the deadly ruin staring him in the face, an expression which afterward condemned him.

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See also Exodus 10:17 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 10:17. _FORGIVE, I PRAY THEE, MY SIN ONLY THIS ONCE_] What a strange case! And what a series of softening and hardening, of sinning and repenting! Had he not now another opportunity of re...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THIS DEATH ONLY - Pliny calls locusts a pestilence brought on by divine wrath. Pharaoh now recognizes the justice of his servants’ apprehensions, Exodus 10:7....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    8°. A LOCUST SWARM (Exodus 10:1 J; Exodus 10:12 a, Egypt, E; Exodus 10:13 b J; Exodus 10:14 a E;...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    DEATH. Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, death put for the plague which caused it....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Such terrible ravages move the Pharaoh to confess his sin, in stronger terms than before (Exodus 9:27); he prays for forgiveness, and for a fourth time intreats for the removal of the plague (cf. Exod...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The _eighth_plague. The locusts. From J, with short passages from E....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _only this once_ Genesis 18:32. _this death only_ only this terribly destructive pest. The term -death" depicts vividly the consternation which the Pharaoh feels at it....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    TAKE AWAY FROM ME THIS DEATH— Locusts were generally esteemed an immediate token of the Divine displeasure; and, from the universal and almost instantaneous destruction they occasioned in a country, t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE LOCUSTS WENT UP OVER ALL THE LAND OF EGYPT, AND RESTED IN ALL THE COASTS OF EGYPT: VERY GRIEVOUS WERE THEY; BEFORE THEM THERE WERE NO SUCH LOCUSTS AS THEY, NEITHER AFTER THEM SHALL BE SUCH._...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES 1-20. The Eighth Plague:—Locusts....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THIS DEATH] A graphic description of the desolation caused by the plague....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THIS DEATH. — Comp, Exodus 10:7. The entire destruction of the harvest threatened death to large numbers of the poorer class of persons....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עַתָּ֗ה שָׂ֣א נָ֤א חַטָּאתִי֙ אַ֣ךְ הַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PLAGUES OF LOCUSTS AND OF DARKNESS Exodus 10:12 The locust is the most terrible plague of Eastern lands. The heat intense; the air languid; the sound as of a strong breeze; the sun darkened by a...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Also. Hebrew, "only," and I will amend. --- Death, or plague. (Menochius)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Observe, the prayer of this hardened sinner was not to take away his sin, but to remove the punishment of it? This forms the striking difference between true said false repentance. Thus David says, mi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOW THEREFORE FORGIVE, I PRAY THEE, MY SIN, ONLY THIS ONCE,.... Pretending that he would never offend any more, and if he did, he did not desire it should be forgiven him, but that due punishment shou...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. Ver. 17. _Now therefore forgive._] Moses must forgive his sin:...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Pharaoh desires their prayers that _this death_ only might be _taken away_, not this _sin:_ he deprecates the plague of locusts, not the plague of a hard heart....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    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...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    12-20 God bids Moses stretch out his hand; locusts came at the call. An army might more easily have been resisted than this host of insects. Who then is able to stand before the great God? They cover...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    I desire no further favour, I will no more offend nor need your pardon. THIS DEATH; this deadly plague, compare 2 KINGS 4:40,2 CORINTHIANS 11:23. Besides it did destroy the life of herbs and trees, ye...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 10:17 forgive H5375 (H8798) sin H2403 once H6471 entreat H6279 (H8685) LORD H3068 God H430 away...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Intreat the Lord your God._ LESSONS 1. God’s hasty judgments may work hasty passions in sinners, though no repentance. 2. Vengeance may make persecutors call in God’s servants for help as hastily...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 10:17 Pharaoh pleads with Moses and Aaron that his sin be forgiven ONLY THIS ONCE. Compare “This time I have sinned” (Exodus 9:27; see also...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 10:16_ A FALSE REPENTANCE Pharaoh had driven Moses and Aaron from his presence, but now he recalls them in great haste, and with much respect. The day will...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    forgive 1 Samuel 15:25 and intreat Exodus 8:8 Exodus 9:28 1 Kings 13:6 Isaiah 26

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Pharaoh desires their prayers that this death only might be taken away, not this sin: he deprecates the plague of locusts, not the plague of a hard heart....

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