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A Tyrant's Total Surrender
Commentators highlight the dramatic reversal in Pharaoh. After resisting God at every turn, his spirit is now "thoroughly broken." He hastily grants every single demand without negotiation, a complete capitulation that demonstrates God's power to humble even the proudest and most powerful human rulers.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 12:31
19th Century
Bishop
THE DISMISSAL OF THE ISRAELITES.
He called for Moses and Aaron. —This does not mean that Pharaoh summoned t…
John Calvin
On Exodus 12:31
16th Century
Theologian
And he called for Moses. It is not likely that God’s servants were recalled into Pharaoh's presence; but the meaning of this passage must …
John Gill
On Exodus 12:31
17th Century
Pastor
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night
Not that Pharaoh went in person, but he sent his servants to call them; f…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 12:29–36
17th Century
Minister
The Egyptians had been kept in anxiety and horror by the darkness for three days and nights; now their rest is broken by a far more terrible calami…