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Moses stretched forth his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days.
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An Attack on Egypt's Gods
Commentators explain that the plague of darkness was a direct theological assault on Egypt's most powerful deities. Specifically, it targeted Ra, the sun god. For the Egyptians, this terrifying, three-day darkness would have symbolized the death of their god and the triumph of evil, demonstrating the supreme power of the God of Israel over their entire pantheon.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
THE NINTH PLAGUE.
The ninth plague, like the third and sixth, was sent without any previous warning. It consisted in a …
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses stretched forth his hand. By this darkness God not only wished to reprove the blindness of Pharaoh’s mind, but in every way to c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven, and there was a thick darkness over all the land of Egypt three days. T…
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Presbyterian
The plague of darkness brought upon Egypt was a dreadful plague. It was a darkness that could be felt, so thick were the fogs. It astonished and te…
