Charles Spurgeon Commentary Exodus 10
Charles Spurgeon Commentary
Exodus 10
Charles Spurgeon Commentary
Exodus 10
"And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them, and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son`s son, what things I have wrought upon Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know that I am Jehovah." — Exodus 10:1-2 (ASV)
God would stamp the early history of Israel with the deep impression of his Godhead. His overthrow of the proud Egyptian king should let Israel know in the very beginning how great a God had chosen her to be his own special portion.
"And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me." — Exodus 10:3 (ASV)
Can you imagine these humble individuals, Moses and Aaron, so boldly confronting the great king whose word could make their heads roll by the sword? They were not afraid, for God was with them; and those who speak on God's behalf are traitors if they are not brave.
The ambassadors of so great a King must not demean themselves by fear; therefore, they very boldly said to Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
"Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border: and they shall cover the face of the earth, so that one shall not be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; as neither thy fathers nor thy fathers` fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned, and went out from Pharaoh." — Exodus 10:4-6 (ASV)
Moses had delivered his message; he had uttered his solemn warning, so he waited no longer in the tyrant's presence.
"And Pharaoh`s servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?" — Exodus 10:7 (ASV)
The seven former heavy judgments had so effectively bruised Egypt that the people began to cry against their king for his obstinacy in continuing to resist God.
"And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve Jehovah your God; but who are they that shall go? And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto Jehovah." — Exodus 10:8-9 (ASV)
Pharaoh was inclined to make terms with Moses, but God will have no conditions with those who are rebelling against him. An unconditional surrender is all that God will accept.
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