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A River of Retaliation
Commentators emphasize that this plague was a direct and righteous punishment. Just as the Egyptians had stained the Nile with the blood of Hebrew infants, God now turned the entire river to blood for them. Scholars like Gill and Henry call this a clear example of divine retaliation, where the punishment directly mirrored the sin.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 7:21
18th Century
Theologian
The fish ... - The Egyptians largely depended on the fish of the Nile, though saltwater fish were considered impure. A widespread death of f…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 7:21
19th Century
Bishop
The Egyptians could not drink. — Previously they had “loathed to drink” (Exodus 7:18), but apparently had dru…
John Gill
On Exodus 7:21
17th Century
Pastor
And the fish that was in the river died
Which was a full proof that the conversion of it into blood was real; for had it been …
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 7:14–25
17th Century
Minister
Here is the first of the ten plagues: the turning of the water into blood. It was a dreadful plague. The sight of such vast, rolling streams of blo…