Exodus 8:1
The Lord also said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh, and you will say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Release my people in order to sacrifice to me.
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2But if you are not willing to release them, behold, I will strike all your coasts with frogs.
Cross References
Exodus 3:18And they shall hear your voice. And you shall enter, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him: ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has called us. We shall go three days’ journey into the wilderness, in order to offer sacrifice to the Lord our God.’
Exodus 5:1After these things, Moses and Aaron entered, and they said to Pharaoh: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Release my people, so that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.”
Joshua 8:18the Lord said to Joshua: “Lift up the shield that is in your hand, toward the city of Ai. For I will deliver it to you.”
Jeremiah 1:17Therefore, you should gird your waist, and rise up, and speak to them everything that I instruct you. You should not have dread before their face. For I will cause you to be unafraid of their countenance.
Ezekiel 2:6But as for you, son of man, you should not fear them, and you should not dread their words. For you are among unbelievers and subversives, and you are living with scorpions. You should not fear their words, and you should not dread their faces. For they are a provoking house.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 8:1
Three more of the plagues of Egypt are related in this chapter, I. That of the frogs, which is, 1. Threatened, ver. 1-4 . 2. Inflicted, ver. 5, 6 . 3. Mimicked by the magicians, ver. 7 . 4. Removed, at the humble request of Pharaoh ( ver. 8-14 ), who yet hardens his heart, and, notwithstanding his promise while the plague was upon him ( ver. 8 ), refuses to let Israel go, ver. 15 . II. The plague of lice ( ver. 16, 17 ), by which, 1. The magicians were baffled ( ver. 18, 19 ), and yet, 2. Pharaoh was hardened,… Read the whole commentary →