And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.
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And the Lord said unto Moses,.... When the morrow was come, the fifth day of the month Abib:
stretch forth thine hand toward heaven; with his rod in it, as appears from the next verse, to show that…
With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a temporary, but real, change in Pharaoh’s feelings. Exo…
The threatened plague of hail is here summoned by the powerful hand and rod of Moses (Exo 9:22, Exo 9:23), and it obeys the summons, or rather the divine command; for fire and hail fulfil God's word,…
How the Pharaoh's servants i.e. his courtiers and minister act in consequence.
22, 23a (E). The hail comes at the signal given by Moses with his rod. The rod in Moses" hand is a mark of E: see on Exo…
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