Exodus 9:1-35

Contents: Plagues of murraine, boils and hail.

Characters: God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron.

Conclusion: The creature is made subject to vanity by reason of man's sins, liable to serve man's wickedness or share his punishment. When judgments are abroad, they may fall both on righteous and wicked but they are not the same to one as the other in the final reckoning.

Key Word: Smitten, Exodus 9:27; Exodus 9:15.

Strong Verses: Exodus 9:5.

Striking Facts: Exodus 9:12. The Lord hardened his heart. Before this, Pharaoh, hardened his own heart, resisting God's grace. There is a time when God gives one up to their own reprobate mind. Wilful hardness is sooner or later punished with judicial hardness. If men persist in shutting their eyes, God will close them.