THE LORD SAID - Or “the Lord had said.” The first three verses of this chapter are parenthetical. Before Moses relates the last warning given to Pharaoh, he feels it right to recall to his readers’ minds the revelation and command which had been previously given to him by the Lord. WHEN HE SHALL LE... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY MAN - In Exodus 3:22 only women were named; the command is more explicit when the time has come for its execution. BORROW - “ask.” See Exodus 3:22 note.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND MOSES SAID - The following words must be read in immediate connection with the last verse of the preceding chapter. ABOUT MIDNIGHT - This marks the hour, but not the day, on which the visitation would take place. There may have been, and probably was, an interval of some days, during which prep... [ Continue Reading ]
Two points are to be noticed: 1. The extent of the visitation: the whole land suffers in the persons of its firstborn, not merely for the guilt of the sovereign, but for the actual participation of the people in the crime of infanticide Exodus 1:22. 2. The limitation: Pharaoh’s command had been to... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL NOT A DOG MOVE HIS TONGUE - A proverb expressive of freedom from alarm and immunity front assault.... [ Continue Reading ]