[10] And he said, To morrow.
And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there
is none like unto the LORD our God. [11]
And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy
servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
[12] And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh:
and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought
against Pharaoh. [13] And the LORD
did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses,
out of the villages, and out of the fields. [14]
And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
And he said, To - morrow - Why not immediately? Probably
he hoped that this night they would go away of themselves, and then he
should get clear of the plague, without being obliged either to God or
Moses. However, Moses joins issue with him upon it. Be it according to
thy word - It shall be done just when thou wouldst have it done, that thou
mayst know, that whatever the magicians pretend to, there is none like
unto the Lord our God - None has such a command as he has over all creatures,
nor is any so ready to forgive those that humble themselves before him.
The great design both of judgments and mercies, is to convince us that
there is none like the Lord our God; none so wise, so mighty, so good;
no enemy so formidable, no friend so desirable, so valuable.
[15] But when Pharaoh saw that
there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them;
as the LORD had said. [16] And the
LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the
dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened
his heart - Observe he did it himself, not God, any otherwise than by not
hindering.
[17] And they did so; for Aaron
stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and
it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice
throughout all the land of Egypt.
The frogs were produced out of the waters, but the lice
out of the dust of the earth; for out of any part of the creation God can
fetch a scourge wherewith to correct those that rebel against him.
[18] And the magicians did so
with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there
were lice upon man, and upon beast.
And the magicians did so - That is, endeavoured to do
so.
[19] Then the magicians said
unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened,
and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
This is the finger of God - The power of God. The devil's
agents, when God permitted them, could do great things; but when he laid
an embargo upon them, they could do nothing. The magicians inability in
this instance shewed whence they had their ability in the former instances,
and that they had no power against Moses but what was given them from above.
But Pharaoh's heart was hardened - By himself and the devil.
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