the ſervants of Pharaoh, made his ſervants and his cat-
into the houſes- —_ ? yp he that + regarded net the word of the LORD left his ſervants and his cattel in the field. 22 " And the LORD ſaid unto Moſes, Stretch forth
: 7 all the land of Egypt upon man r, and upon beaſt, _s upon every herb of the field, throughout all che
d of Egypt. a” —_ (.e.) Boon thoſe men that preſumed to continue in the field
after this Admonition.
d Moſes ſtretched forth his hand toward hea- ” on the LORD ſent thunder and hail, and the fire
oa, Prax upon theground 5s, and the LORD rained
hail upon the land of Egypt. : : 5 Davin both Herbsand Cattel which wereupon it, P/ſal.78.
. Og. 32g . L _ mg was hail, and fire mingled with the hai) z, very grievous, ſuch as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt ſince it became anation .
; Which ſtrange mixture much increaſed the Miracle. « For that Hail and Rin did ſometimes, though but ſeldom, fall in Zgypr, is
atteſted by divers Eye-witneſles. | 25 And the hail ſmote throughout all the land of
Egypt all that 45 in the field both man and beaſt, and the hail ſmote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field x. ,
x (i.e. ) Moſt of them; or Herbs and Trees of all ſorts, as ap- pears from Chap: 10. 12, 15. See beforewverſe 6.
26 * Only inthe land of Goſhen y, where the chil-
y It ſeems the Egyprians that dwelt here were ſpared for the ſake of their Neighbours the 7/raelires: Which great Obligation preba- bly made them more willing to lend their Jewels to them, Chap:
I2
> 35. 27 4 And Pharaoh ſent, and called for Mofes and "Aaron, and faid unto them, I have ſinned 74s time y : the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked, . 0
y I now plainly ſee and freely acknowledge my Sin in ſtriving with God.' He ſeems not todeny that he had ſinned before, for even the Light of Nature would diſcover his Sin, 1n breaking his
Faith, and the Word of a King given to Moſes for Iſrael's Ditmiſ- ſion,
28 Intreat the LORD, (for itis enough) that there be no more z + mighty thundrings and hail, and Lwill
let you go, and ye thall ftay no longer.
2 Or, and let it be enough, ( let f0d content himſelf that he hath puniſhed me ſo long, and that I have confeſſed my Sin, and pro- miſed amendment ) that there may be hereafter no more.
' 29 And Moſes faid unto him; Afloon as I am gone eut of the city, I will ſpread abroad my hands unto the LORD, and the thunder ſhall ceaſe, neither hall there be any more hail : © that thou mayeſt know how that
* PGlm. the * carth is the LORDS «5.
# Or, that this land is the Lords, even his whom thou deniedſt to have any Juriſdi&ion in it, or over thee,Exod: 5. 2, Or the Earthis
.put for the World, the Heaven and the Earth,q.d. That thou mayſt
ſee that he can either cauſe the Heavens to ſend forth ſuch Thun- ders and Hails, or reſtrain themas he pleaſeth. 30 Bat as for thee and thy ſervants, I know that ye
will not yer fear the LORD God, 21 And the flax and the barley þ was ſmitten : for the barley 2s in the ear, and the flax as bol-
led. | b Which were not ſo neceſſary for Humane Life as the Wheat
and Rye. Thus God till ſends ſmaller Judgments to uſher in
the greater. : : 22 But the wheat and the ric were not ſmitten : for
they were t not grown up co |
c The Hebrew word may be rendred either dark or hid, to wit, under the Ground, whereby t was ſecured from this ſtroke: or late, as divers of the Hebrews, and other Interpieters render it. This kind of Co:n coming Jater up, was now tencer and hidden either inthe ground, or in the Herb; whereby it was in ſome meaſure ſecured both from the Fireby its greeneſs and moiſture, and from the Hail by its plyableneſs and yielding to it, whereas the Stalksof Barley were more dry and {tiff, and therefore. more lyable to the Hailand Fire.
33 And Moſes went out of the city 4 from Pharaoh,
and ſpread abroad his hands unto the LORD; and the
thunders and hail ceaſed, and the rain was not poured
upon the earth. | d That being ſolitary, he might pour forth his heart in fervent
Prayers.
d in puniſhing ſo wicked and obſtinate People, as
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hail, andthe thunders were ceaſed, he ſinned yet more and hardi.ed his heart, he and his ſervants, 25 Andthe heart of Pharaoh was hardned ; neither
cuſts, Pharaoh enquires of Moſes who are they that ſhould go to ſerve the Lord,
8: Moſes Anſwer, 9g Pharaoh's reply, 11. Locuſts come over all Egypt, 15- (Pharaoh ſends for Moſes, 16. And confeſſeth his Sin, 17- Moſes prays to God, 18. The plague is ſtayed, 19. Pharaoh's heart haraned, 20. The ninth plague, to wit, darkneſs over all Egypt, 225 23. Pharaoch would let Iſrael go but without cattel, 24 Moſes will not leave a hoof behind, 26, Pharaoh hardned, 27. And charges Moſes
upon pain of death never to appear in his ſight any wore, 28« Which alſo came to paſs, 29. | ND the LORD faid unto Moſes, Go in unto
Pharaoh : for * I have hardned his heart, and che heart of his ſervants, that I might ſhew theſe my 1gns before him. | [=D
2 And that * thou mayeſt tell in the ears of thy ſon, and of thy ſons ſon, what things T have wrought in Egypt, and my ſigns which I have done amongſt them: that ye may know how that I am the LORD. |
3 ÞAnd Moſes qnd Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and ſaid unto him, Thus ſaith the LORD God of the
ſelf before me? - Let my people go that me, | 4 Elſe, if thou refuſe to let my people go, be- hold, to morrow will 1 bring the * locuſts into thy coaſts.
5 And they ſhall cover the | face of theearth, that one Cannot be able to ſce the earth, and * they ſhall eat the reſidue of that which is eſcaped a, which re- mainerh unto you from the hail, and ſhall eat every :ree 6 which ggoweth for you out of the field. *
2 The Wheat and the Rye, the ſtaff of their lives. b The Fruits and Leaves of every Trees |
6 And they ſhall fill thy houſes, and the houſes of all thy fervants, and the houſes of all the Egyptians, which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers fathers have ſeen 6, fince the day that they were upon the earth un- to this day, And he turned himſelf, and went outfrom Pharsoh.
c Such for number, or ſhape, or miſchievous effeAs,* as were
never ſeen before. — 7 And Pharaohs ſervants ſaid unto him, How long
ſhall this man bea ſnare 4 unto us ? Let the men go, that they may ſerve the LORD their God: Knoweſt
thou nor yer that Egypt is deſtroyed ? a An occafion of Sin and Deſtruftion. © See Exod: 23. 33. Jo: