CONTENTS The interesting record of the Egyptian punishments for the deliverance of Israel, is still pursued and carried on through the whole of this Chapter. To the three fore-mentioned plagues of the frogs, lice and flies, succeed three more. One of a murrain among the Egyptian cattle: another of... [ Continue Reading ]
Pray Reader spiritualize this whole history, and consider that what God saith to Pharaoh for the temporal deliverance of Israel; he doth in effect say to all the enemies of his people for their eternal deliverance. Sweet thought! When the year of the Lord's redeemed is come, he will bring down the s... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark that observation of the Apostle, Romans 8:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
See here again the evidences of discriminating grace. Malachi 3:18; Malachi 3:18. And was not that scripture fulfilled in this instance; doth God take care for oxen? And mind what follows, 1 Corinthians 9:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 27:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here again discriminating mercy. Although the cattle of Israel were under the same climate, breathed the same air, ate of the same herbage, and drank of the same water, yet how different the issue to that of the cattle of Egypt. David's observation is worth perusal, Psalms 36:6. And yet more... [ Continue Reading ]
Zechariah 7:11. Reader! observe the increasing obduracy of the heart! What an awful question is that of Job? Job 9:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
There was an apt resemblance in this plague to what Israel had long experienced from the furnace of their oppressors. So God himself calls it: Deuteronomy 4:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
Deuteronomy 28:27; Revelation 16:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe in this plague the magicians are included as partakers. It should seem that in direct defiance of their own confession, Exodus 8:19. they still attempted to confront God's messenger, and thereby did their utmost to harden Pharaoh's heart. See Act 13:8-11; 2 Timothy 3:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe the change of expression. Upon several instances before, it is said that Pharaoh hardened his own heart: but here it is said, that the Lord hardened it. When God gives a man up to a judicial blindness such will be the consequence. The most awful state on this side eternity. See those very so... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe a renewed call to save from utter destruction. Deuteronomy 30:19. Six times before the Lord had spoken and without being regarded; but yet a seventh is vouchsafed.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe the increasing terrors of the Lord. Micah 6:13. Awful message, which marked them for ruin. See Deuteronomy 28:66.... [ Continue Reading ]
The apostle Paul makes the best comment upon this, when he applies it to the sovereignty of grace: Romans 9:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 105:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
I think it worthy observation, that the Lord who hath all hearts at his disposal, not only made a difference between the believing Israelite and the unbelieving Egyptian; but between one Egyptian and another. Some of the cattle of Egypt would be needed for the chariots and horsemen in the pursuit of... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 148:8... [ Continue Reading ]
Doth not David refer to this? Psalms 78:47. And again: Psalms 18:12; Job 38:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
Daniel 12:1... [ Continue Reading ]
Take notice once more of distinguishing grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
Reader! depend upon it, such will be the language of the ungodly in the day of final retribution. The very souls which are condemned will be obliged from their own mouths to confess God's righteousness in their condemnation.... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe in this man's history, how little the correspondence between the mouth and heart.... [ Continue Reading ]
Once more behold the amiableness of Moses; though he had strong reasons to believe the insincerity of Pharaoh.... [ Continue Reading ]
Was not Moses in all this a type of the ever-blessed Jesus?... [ Continue Reading ]
What an awful close to the Chapter? Alas! to what an excess of obduracy and hardiness is the human heart capable of arriving. How sweet that prayer of David, Psalms 19:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS Reader! may it be your happiness and mine to follow up the design of the Holy Ghost in dwelling so particularly on this interesting history, and not take our leave of the solemn instructions contained in it, until by divine teaching it hath ministered to this end, to make us wise unto sa... [ Continue Reading ]