there were Jice upon man and upon beaſt. r ( 7. e. ) Tndeavonred to do ſo. 'Thus to cnter, Matth 7.713. 1s pur for ftriving to enter, Lnke 13. 24. Thus men are faid to del:ver, Gen. 37. 21. to fight, Jol: 24. 9. to retrrn, Jof. 10. 15. when rhey only atrempred or endeavouured to do ſo. And therefore when it is — ſaid in any of the Plagues, that the Magictans did fo, it is not to be ; underſtood, that they really did the 1ame thing, but that they endeavoured to do ſo, and that they did ſomething which looked ike it. 's It was as eafie for them ro produce Lice as Frogs, bur God hindred them, pzrtly to confound them and their devilith Arts, and to ſhew, that what they did before was only by his permiſſion ; and partly to convinge Pharavh and the Fgyptians of their vanity intruſtingto ſuch impotent Magicians, and in oppoſing that God who could control and confound them when he pleaſed. . | 19 Then the Magicians ſaid unto Pharaoh, This 3s , * the finger : of God s, And Pharaoh's heart was 4. hardened, and he hearkened not unto them x, as the '
LORD had ſaid.
t Which is put either Synecdochically for the hand, as it is Exod, 31.18. Pſal. $, 3. and 144. 1. or metaphorically for rhe power or vertue, as 1uke 11. 20, compared with Matth. 12. 28. « Of that Supream God, whom both the Ezyprians and other Hearien Idolaters acknowledged as ſuperiour to ali men, and Liols, and Devii:. This they ſaid, leſt rhey ſhould be thought inferior 19 Moſes and Aaron in magical Art, But hereby they own the Sovera»gn (0d robe on I['reel!'s ſide; and yer, like the Devils, they proceed co fight againſt him. x Either ro his Magicians, of whom he laſt ſpake ; or rather to Moſes and Aaron, as the following words ſhew. For relatives of belon to the remorer antecedents, as Gen. 19. 13« 15am. 7. 17. Mark 2.53;
20 And the LORD ſaid unto Moſes, Riſe up early in the morning, and ſtand before Pharaoh, lv, he
cometh forth to the water, and ſay unto him, Thus
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Moſes his Works were done by the power of the Devil. d Heb. ar heavy mixture of Flies : Heavy, 7. e. either grear, as this Hebraw word is uſed, G:n. 41.31. 1/ai. 32. 2. or miſchievous and troubjefome ; or rather, numerous, as 1t istaken, Ger. 50.9. Num. 11.14. I Kings. 3.9: compared with 2 Chron. 1.10.e (7. e. ) Either rhe Fruits or products of the Land ; or rather, the Inhabitants of the Land, as the word land is taken, Gen. 41. 36. 1- Sam: 27: 9: many of the people were poiſoned, or ſtung to death by them, as appears from Pſal? 78: 45: See alſo the Book of 1#:/dvm,. chap: 16: 9: Gee 2d | M 4 25 And
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25 And Pharaoh called for Moſes and for Aaron, and ſaid, Go ye, ſacrifice to your God in the land.
26 And Moſes ſaid, It is not meet f ſo to do : for we ſhall ſacrifice the * abomination of the Egyptians gto the LORD our God: Lo, ſhall we ſacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not ſtone us h ? | |
f Heb. not right, neither in God's eyes, who hath appointed us the place, as well as the thing ; nor in the Egyptians eyes, as it fo]- lows. g That which the Egyptians abhor to kill, or ro ſee killed ; as not enly Scripture, but profane Authors, as Diodorus, and Tully, and j5rvenal, witneſs, becauſe they worſhipped them as Gods, as 1s notoriouſly known. h It was a juſt fear. For when once a Roman had but killed a Cat, though imprudently, rhe people tumultuouſly met together, and beſet his Houſe, and killed him in ſpight of the King and his Princes, who uſed their utmoſt power and diligence
to prevent if. : ; : 27 We will go* three days journey into the wilder:
neſs, and ſacrifice to the LOR D our God, as * he
ſhall cemmand us 3. ; i For we know not what kind or number of Sacrifices to offer
to him, till we come thither.
28 And Pharaoh ſaid, I will let you go, that ye may ſacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilder- neſs: only you ſhall not go very far away : intreat for me.
29 And Moſes ſaid, Behold, I go out from thee. and I will intreat the LORD that the ſwarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his ſervants, and from his people to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceit- fully any.more, in not letting the people go to ſacrifice unto the L ORD.
20 And Moſes went out from Pharaoh, and
21 And the LORD did according to the word of Moſes : and he removed the ſwarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his ſervants, and from his people : there remained not one.
22 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time alſo, 'neither would he let the people go,
CHAP. Ix.
God threatens to ſmite his cattle with a peſtilence, x === 3, But ſpares Iſrael's, 4. Appoints a time for the execution hereof, 5. wherein the Egyptians cattle dies, 6. Pharavh;'s obſlinacy, 7. God ſtrikes all Egypt with boils, which is the ſixth plague, 10. The Magicians are not able to ſtand before Moſes, 11. , Pharaohs heart hardned according to the word of the Lord, 12. God commands Moſes to repeat hu meſſage, 13, and
threatens Pharaoh with more grievous Plagues, 14. God's end in raiſing |
up Pharaoh, 16. The ſeventh plague ( viz. ) hail and rain, 18. God's counſel for the ſecuring of their cattle, 19. The execution of this plague, 23. The effefts of it, 25. The land of Goſhen is preſerved, 26. Pharaoh's confeſſion, 27. Moſes's prayer for him, 29. He foretells Pharaoh's obſtinacy 30, 31. By Moſes's intreaty the plague is ſlaid, 33. Pharaoh's heart remains haraned. Hen the LORD ſaid unto Moſes, Go in unto Pharaoh, and te!l him, Thus faith the LORD
God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may ſerve me. | * 2 For if thou refuſe to let them go, and wilt hold them ſtill,
2 Fehold the hand of the LORD # is upon thy cartle b which is in the field, upon the horſes, upon the aſſes, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the ſheep : there ſha/l be a very grievous murrain.
a In an immediate manner, not by my Rod, that thou mayſt knew, it isnotT, but the Lord, which dorh all theſe things to thee. b Which they kept for their Wool or Milk, or manifold uſes and ſervices, though not for Food and Sacrifice.
4 And * the LORD (hall ſever between the cattle of Iſrael, and the cattle of Egypt, and there ſhall nothing die of all that is the childrens of Iſrael.
5 And the LORD appointed a ſet time, ſaying, To morrow the LORD ſhall do chis thing in the land.