Chapter 11:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Genesis Leviticus
Exodus 11
Pharaoh had bid Moses get out of his presence, chap. x, 28.
and Moses had promised this should be the last time he would
trouble him, yet he refuses to say out what he had to say, before
he left him. Accordingly we have in this chapter,
- The instructions God had given to Moses, which he was now to
pursue, ver. 1, 2. together with the interest Israel and Moses had
in the esteem of the Egyptians, ver. 3.
- The last message Moses delivered to Pharaoh, concerning the
death of the first-born, ver. 4-8.
- A repetition of the prediction of Pharaoh's hardening his heart,
ver. 9. and the event answering it, ver. 10.
Verse 2. Let every man ask (not borrow!) of his neighbour jewels - This
was the last day of their servitude, when they were to go away,
and their masters, who had abused them in their work, would now
have defrauded them of their wages, and have sent them away
empty, and the poor Israelites were so fond of liberty that they
themselves would be satisfied with that, without pay: but he that
executeth righteousness and judgment for the oppressed, provided
that the labourers should not lose their hire. God ordered them to
demand it now at their departure, in jewels of silver, and jewels of
gold; to prepare for which, God had now made the Egyptians as
willing to part with them upon any terms, as before the Egyptians
had made them willing to go upon any terms.
Verse 5. The death of the first-born had been threatened, chap. iv, 23,
but is last executed, and less judgments tried, which, if they had
done the work, would have prevented this. See how slow God is
to wrath, and how willing to be met in the way of his judgments,
and to have his anger turned away! That sitteth upon his throne -
That is to set. The maid-servant behind the mill - The poor captive
slave, employed in the hardest labour.
Verse 8. All these thy servants - Thy courtiers and great officers: The
people that follow thee - That are under thy conduct: and
command. When Moses had thus delivered his message, he went
out from Pharaoh in great anger, though he was the meekest of all
the men of the earth. Probably he expected that the very
threatening of the death of the first-born should have wrought
upon Pharaoh to comply; especially he having complied so far
already, and having seen how exactly all Moses's predictions were
fulfilled. But it had not that effect; his proud heart would not
yield, no not to save all the first-born of his kingdom. Moses
hereupon was provoked to a holy indignation, being grieved, as
our saviour afterwards, for the hardness of his heart, Mark iii, 5.
Chapter 11:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Genesis Leviticus
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