Exodus 8:1
Then the Lord told Moses, “Go and see Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they can worship me.
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2If you refuse to let them leave, I will send a plague of frogs all over your country.
Cross References
Exodus 3:18“The elders of Israel will accept what you say. Then you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews has revealed himself to us. So please let us go three days journey into the desert so we can offer sacrifices to the Lord our God there.’
Exodus 5:1After this Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says, ‘Let my people go so they can hold a religious festival for me in the desert.’”
Joshua 8:18Then the Lord told Joshua, “Hold up the spear in your hand and point it at Ai, because I'm giving it to you.” So Joshua held up the spear in his hand and pointed it at the town.
Jeremiah 1:17You need to get yourself ready. You are going to stand before the people and tell them everything that I order you to say. Don't be scared by them, or I will scare you in front of them.
Ezekiel 2:6Son of man, don't be afraid of them or what they say. You don't need to be afraid even though you're surrounded by brambles and thorns, even though you live among scorpions. Don't be afraid of what they say or be discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious family.
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 →