In the face of this, when enslaved to him, redemption was the putting forth of God's own power in Christ in a way suitable to His majesty and holiness, in which not a single claim was left unsettled, not a single requisite was not answered, not a single sin of man but was judged, yet all and every quality in God was honoured, and we are brought out triumphant and free. The writer, giving expression to his own moral consciousness, represents the Deity as directly enjoining the people to do a thing dishonest in itself. At the back side of the desert in Horeb, the angel of Jehovah appears to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. God never compelled a man to be au unbeliever. . Thus it was when our Lord Jesus was here, and the presence of the Spirit, instead of preventing, confirmed it. Shaw says F13, the locusts he saw in Barbary, An. had brown spotted wings, with legs and bodies of a bright yellow; Exodus 10 Resources. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days: And they saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. Or else, if you refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into thy coast: And they shall cover the face of the earth, that you will not be able to see the earth: they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, and has remained unto you from the hail, they will eat every tree which grows for you out of the field: They will fill your houses, and the houses of your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have ever seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. There is another important point to note in the chapter. This kindles all his affections on behalf of his brethren. First, he suggested that the Israelites stay in Egypt (Exodus 8:25). The real difficulty is always this, one thinks about oneself, instead of the Lord. The locusts. Nevertheless, says He, "I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Herbs grow for the service of man; yet, when God pleases, those contemptible insects shall not only be fellow-commoners with him, but shall plunder him, and eat the bread out of his mouth. over the land of Egypt; and the Lord brought an east wind upon the Both were granted together in the second month of the first year after the exodus. THE EIGHTH PLAGUE. . his heart and the heart of his servants, that I might shew [may do] And Moses said, You must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. Even rationalism does not in every case venture to deny the supernatural character of the phenomena related in Exodus 7:1-25; Exodus 8:1-32; Exodus 9:1-35; Exodus 10:1-29; Exodus 11:1-10; Exodus 12:1-51. insects. ix.) Grace is then no more grace, but only a vain pretension the flippant use of words without power. The word is somewhat vague, and probably has a wider meaning and not so definite as serpent. And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah: and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them." And what a proof is this of never-failing goodness in God! Many treat with God as a potent enemy, whom they are willing not to be at war with, but care not for treating with him as their rightful prince, to whom they are willing to submit with loyal affection. But we are now in the place where all this is put in fact to the test; and the only power to sweeten what is bitter is by bringing in Christ. The foolish virgins court the wise to give them of their oil; and see Psalms 141:6. Thus we belong to Him we are not our own, but His. Moses saw that the time for reasoning with Pharaoh had come to an end (10:21-29). The threat of the locusts to eat what remained from the hail brought Pharaoh's servants to their senses; but on the demand of Moses that all should go, old and young, children and cattle, to keep their feast to Jehovah (not a word of three days now), they are driven out from before the king, and the eighth blow falls all over the land. But man left to himself invariably refuses the testimony of God. Edit. The Israelites must keep the feast of unleavened bread. How deeply this series Send by whom thou wilt send By any but me. Then came the sixth judgment (Exodus 9:8-12), a boil breaking forth with brains on man and beast in all Egypt, and notably on the magicians who could not stand before Moses. 5. sect. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence ( Exodus 10:8-11 ). Some of the most sceptical are compelled to admit that the ten plagues were all actual and historical events. Ph 8. There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more . God instructs Moses in the meaning of these amazing dispensations of his providence ( v. 1, 2 ). God hardens because man refuses His word. But besides this complete devotedness we see also the ordinance of the unleavened bread in this connection, that is, unfeigned purity of heart by faith. The two things are here put together as flowing from the sense of a divinely wrought deliverance. The two calls are in reality the narrations of different writers, giving a somewhat different version of the same thing. The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness when His judgments are in the earth, and will then know with Jethro that Jehovah is greater than all gods, for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [judgment came] upon them. The Lord brought an east wind - the rod of Moses was again raised, and the locusts came. driven from Pharaoh, and after he had stretched out his hand with Dr. D. says (Introd. Then Moses finds another difficulty. The Israelites were to be very diligent in keeping the Sabbath day as well as the Sabbath year, and they were strongly warned to completely eliminate any conversation about other gods. THE PLAGUES OF LOCUSTS AND OF DARKNESS Aaron's rod of priestly grace from before Jehovah), and he and Aaron to speak to the rock before the eyes of the people, when it should give forth water. Israel must leave now. He knew how they would depart from all that was before His own mind, seeking in self-confidence that which would give an apparent momentary importance, but be sure to bring a blot for ages on His character as well as ruin to themselves, for so lies the Jew now. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. The manna of Numbers 11:1-35 renders this supposition extremely improbable. abounded in those countries, and particularly in AEthiopia, and more There was no communion. It has been observed that the plagues of Egypt, as they succeeded eac _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Exodus 10:12_ This was what had to be set forth: a slain lamb becomes the sole means of security* the sprinkled blood of the lamb. 3) Abroad Moses was discharging his duty long enough for such thoughts to have passed away from him, as we might have supposed. 56.]. In , Moses communicated to the people the law briefly noticed in , respecting the sanctification of the first-born. Does not scripture mean that there is? He is thus more incredulous than the magicians who said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God" not a mere combination of unusual circumstances with a natural phenomenon. He retires from the scene to the land of Midian, and there is put through the necessary discipline for the mighty work he was yet to accomplish. He has perfectly annulled his power, and met all on God's part needful for us; but there is another thought. Here the temple on mount Zion seems to be meant. They saw that Moses and Aaron were not just a couple of sorcerers or magicians who could foresee events then perform tricks to make it appear they had produced the events. Exodus 10:13 - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary. Is it not probable then that the writer in Exodus puts two different facts together which were separate in time; viz., the sending of quails and manna? pp. How many victims fell now! You may be thus involved at this very hour. "Whom do ye think that I, the Son of man, am?" 12. Exodus 10:13, CSB: So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord sent an east wind over the land all that day and . It is Christ the hidden manna, Christ in His humiliation never to be forgotten by our hearts. For we know that Jesus was the Head of the kingdom, and that "Christ" is the title in which He takes His rights over Israel and their land, which will be in force in the day that is coming. 16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. And is there anything that more beautifully shows the character of scripture than this? It is Moses, a man of whom the Spirit of God has made the largest use not only in the Old Testament but in the New, as in so many forms shadowing forth the Lord Jesus. _ THE EIGHTH PLAGUE._ (m) Travels, p. 187. of And this has an amazing effect upon the spiritual man, who nourishes himself on the sound words of God, because we are all apt otherwise to be careless and to use words lightly. The wind began at once with the stretching out of Moses' rod, indicating the certainty of the developing plague, and the vast distance from which the locusts came showed that Jehovah's power was by no means restricted to Egypt, but that it reached over the whole world. His main point seems to be that "in one single day, the whole immense population of Israel, as large as that of London, was instructed to keep the Passover, and actually did keep it." wonderful works of the Lord; and the doctrines and inferences fairly _The locusts went up._ Now that God was vindicated in the household of Moses, his mission could begin. We must not assume in such points that we have ascertained the whole of the truth, even though we may have got some true elements. The second call in Egypt is therefore not only a fact but necessary as an introduction to new dealings after Pharaoh despised Jehovah's claim according to the first call in Midian. 4. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you. Who then is able to stand before the great God? As ever, man is quick to put the two things in opposition. It is indeed a most important truth to hold fast, and no less full of consolation and blessing for our souls. It also seems fairly clear that God used the physical characteristics of the Nile valley to produce them.When the first plague struck, it polluted all the water in the Nile and in the irrigation canals and reservoirs connected with it, resulting in all the fish dying. * It has been well remarked that it is as connected with this we have the Sabbath introduced, type of the rest of God. The Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be a darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. They warn the children of men not to strive with their Maker. This then is brought before us here with the utmost possible care; as the Spirit of God gives immense scope to the allusions elsewhere. An army might more easily have been resisted than this host of For, as we know, "the Son of man" is not merely the title in which He linked Himself with man here below, but the name of sorrow and suffering, of shame and rejection it is the name undoubtedly of glory, and this of a richer and fuller sort, according to the counsels of God, than anything connected with His place as the Christ, the object of Jewish hope and promise; for it opens the door into His reign for ever and ever over all peoples, tribes and tongues under the whole heaven, nay, as is known, over all the universe of God the Creator. Updated: Thu, 10/13/2022 - 09:06 By admin . (Essay on the Principle of Population, ii. 2. 39, 169.]. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 5. "Sanctify unto me all the firstborn." Egypt has often suffered from locusts. It is this distrust of his own powers which makes him so hesitating and timid. And how till redemption could sin be gone for God to have a holy resting-place in the midst of men? The point of both histories is absolutely lost for those who fail to see a contrast in them, instead of both having grown out of one. has a direct knowledge of the predestined order of the universe, cannot consult mere mortals. In Exodus the rock was by divine direction smitten smitten by Moses' rod of judgment. So again the confession of sin, and again the asking of them to pray for him. Nay, they were ever ready to turn aside to reproach Himself, to slander His servants, and to abandon His will. But hey, don't put that kind of a trip on your kids. One more plague I will bring : Ex 9:14 Lev 26:21 De 4:34 1Sa 6:4 Job 10:17 Rev 16:9. "And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM. It was meant to be an image of that which was then presented to the spirit of Moses a bush in a desert burning but unconsumed. Moses soon brings forward his difficulties and objections. And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. When here below Jesus never proclaimed Himself as the Christ on the one hand, or as the Son of God on the other, though truly both, and always accepting and vindicating either when He was thus confessed by others. shown by the fulness with which the three sources report them. "Yah has sworn: 'Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation'" (v. 16). Abib, and all the night following. Article Images Copyright 2022 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Proud member It is mere folly to suppose there was any, the smallest, infringement of what was right and becoming. the picture of a halting, confused Pharaoh plays well here at the conclusion of the plague narratives. Mr. Malthus, who had no bias in favour of the Bible, will be allowed to speak on this subject. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might show these my signs before him: And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord ( Exodus 10:1-2 ). _And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: and that thou mayest tell in. And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty." It was no doubt thus that God was about to work in the midst of Israel. The wheat, which grew up later in the season, was now destroyed by locusts in the eighth plague (10:1-20).The ninth plague was probably a dust storm so intense that the sun was blotted out and the land left as dark as night. It is clear that salvation here is not simply that a person is purged from guilt, but the real application of Christ's work in all its fulness; only that we have it not yet for our bodies. God has just left it, as He always knows how to do left what was of Himself to tell its own tale, whilst that which was not of Himself is before the spiritual judgment of those who have confidence in Him. Along the sea coast, which would naturally be first inhabited, the period of doubling was about thirty-five years, and in some of the maritime towns the population was absolutely at a stand. Psalms 105:40; Psalms 106:14; Psalms 106:16, might be profitably compared by friends or enemies of the Bible. This, as well as the connected eating of unleavened bread, is founded on the Passover. But for all that He does not assert it. the morrow was come, ( Exodus 10:4 ) the After the triumph the children of Israel are led by Moses into the wilderness where there was no water. Pharaoh desires their prayers that this death only might be taken away, not this sin: he deprecates the plague of locusts, not the plague of a hard heart, which yet was much the more dangerous. 1. It was what was involved in the formula of His revelation to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. laws of nature are sufficient to effect whatever he intended to bring about in the history of redemption." The time was not yet come evidently for the deliverance of such a people. the Septuagint version renders it the "south wind", and which is EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 mischief; and in the year 1536 a wind from the Euxine Pontus All others are merely beings that exist; God is the only one who can say "I AM." abounded in those countries, and particularly in AEthiopia, and more 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. But when we begin to be subject to the truth, instead of getting up technical theology, when we look into that which is divine, not the mere science that man has made of it to the utter havoc of its bloom and beauty, when we search into the word of God, we then see and enjoy its perfection. Hence we find here that God permits the full power of the enemy to be arrayed against Israel. F B Meyer - Often God seems to place His children in positions of profound difficultyleading them into a wedge from which there is no escape; contriving a situation which no human judgment would have permitted, had it been previously consulted. A LOCUST SWARM (Exodus 10:1 J; Exodus 10:12 a, Egypt, E; Exodus Biblical Archaeology Review 10:4 (July-August 1984):57-63, and my note on 14:2.]. "I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue." Hist. hand, with his rod in it: 1. (i) Hierozoic. announced to His servant a new reason for the whole movement. The vanity of their divinities was as manifest as of their own arts of healing. So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the Lord directed an east wind on the land all that day and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. south, being bred in Nubia or Abyssinia; but the Hebrew (_ruakh But the subject is so familiar to us that we need not enlarge upon the minuti of this feast. But the one that followed the wave of the miraculous rod was altogether unexampled. Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a hoof be left behind ( Exodus 10:25-26 ); In other words, Moses is saying, "Man, when we go, we're goin all the way. THE PLAGUES OF LOCUSTS AND OF DARKNESS let the AND MOSES STRETCHED FORTH HIS ROD OVER THE LAND OF EGYPT,. His We owe everything to Christ. But now he calls for them again in all haste, and makes court to them with as much respect as before he had dismissed them with disdain. The eighth plague: locusts (Exodus 10:1)_ He was surprised by nothing. The Son of God, the Lord Jesus, the promised Seed, must come, if there was to be the making all the promises of God yea and amen in Him. And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? The desolations they made in it (Exodus 10:15; Exodus 10:15): They covered the face of the earth, and ate up the fruit of it. Pharaoh would still not release the Israelites unconditionally. *The attempt to eke out proofs of diversity of authorship from alleged contradictions and confusion is not only futile, but evidence of incapacity to discern what is excellent and full of instruction. Exodus 10:1-20 IV. How this was arrested is a most instructive lesson, but it will be found later on in this book. Destruction in one way or another seemed to be inevitable. (10) I am not eloquent. Pharaoh, his host and his chariots, all the flower of Egypt were there drawn up and ready to devour the poor children of Israel. Christ Himself is the manna of the people of God. He is not gifted with facility of speech. The self-same principle applies to hundreds of passages in the Scriptures; and therefore it seemed well to make a few remarks in a more general shape. But then no chastening is right unless it flow from just authority; and hence the connection between the two ideas in this emblem. . 5. k Bibliothec, l. 3. p. 162. l Geograph. How good the Lord that speaks to us about the things not of grace only but of nature! But at length comes the last plague inflicted, the slaying of the first-born in the land, and with it the line of demarcation still more evident between the friends and foes of Jehovah. Man probably would have preferred "I shall do;" but God takes His stand upon these weighty words, "I AM THAT I AM," the self-subsisting, ever-being One. in connection with its denouncement. CHAPTER 10 THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES The locusts are Now the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son's son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the LORD." It is entirely dependent on the uplifted hands of the Mediator on high. Man, with all his contrivances, can do nothing to protect himself from the overwhelming invasion. If we had not the two facts, resembling each other on the surface but contrasted in principle, neither the believer could have had so profound a lesson, nor the rationalist have so fully displayed to his shame his ignorance of God. Full of courage when God's time was not come, he feels the obstacles when it is. in connection with its denouncement. CHAPTER 10 THE EIGHTH AND NINTH PLAGUES This was, 1. And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? Now it was undeniable. It was _In the ears of thy son._ The Hebrew prophets in their I grant you that my body is not yet changed, nor yours; but then we have got infinitely better than even the body changed for us if alone; we have Christ Himself, and this risen and in God's presence on high. There are those who, in distress, implore the help of other persons' prayers, but have no mind to pray for themselves, showing thereby that they have no true love to God, nor any delight in communion with him. But there is more than this; for God takes care to utter another word: "Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you." translate by _,_ a south For Moses was not the elder brother but Aaron, and in the genealogy the order of nature is maintained, as, for instance, in verses Exodus 6:20; Exodus 6:26Exodus 6:26, "These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel." How came it that there lacked that which typifies the mortifying the flesh in those who were nearest to Moses? In fact she at last was obliged to do what she most hated, as she said herself in her son's case. Although circumstances may alter, He abides alone wise and alone good. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Don't take your children with you. Your little ones go along with you.". It must be done, and with incomparably greater pain and shame to herself than if done in God's time and way. 2. Exodus 13:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible. As to the difficulties raised in Bishop Colenso's chaps. The man who was in the wrong too, as is always the case, had the bitter feeling against him who loved both, and would willingly have set them at one with each other; it was he who taunted Moses with the words, `' Who made thee a ruler and a judge?" They groaned only because of their wretchedness; but there was no looking out to God no counting on His mercy. 10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. The psalmist sets forth at full length the distinction which pseudo-criticism would destroy; and this too in such a way as to prove that they are but cases out of many facts which fall under the principles already indicated. "They came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.". It was for the purpose of having the full power of Satan brought out against His people that He might demolish it for ever. Jablonski de Terra Goshen, Dissertat. wind having been for some time from the south. Pharaoh, at the persuasion of his servants, is willing to treat again with Moses ( v. 7-9 ), but they cannot agree ( v. 10, 11 ). "And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, they they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. This was the sharper a blow as immediately before Pharaoh went back even from his promise of three days' absence, Moses had pleaded the inexpediency of their sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes. south, being bred in Nubia or Abyssinia; but the Hebrew (_ruakh II. Hence therefore the children of God may surely gather what its antitype must be to God Himself. There was no becoming here. It was also as strong an argument for their repentance as the judgment itself; for by this it appeared that God is ready to forgive, and swift to show mercy. The Eighth Plague:Locusts. AN EAST WIND] Locusts are known frequently to have come from the East, But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. Holiness in Scripture is as much made to depend on redemption as God's being able righteously to come and dwell in our midst. But again an insincere confession of sin, "Once more, this is the last time." If the east wind was at 25 m.p.h., a distance of some 600 miles would have been traversed in the 24-hour period. Where all was morally glorious, there is nothing finer than this. 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