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They gathered them together in heaps, and the land stank.

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The Lingering Stench

Commentators note that God did not simply make the frogs disappear. They died where they were, and the resulting stench was a new form of misery. This illustrates that even when God removes a judgment, its consequences can linger as a powerful and unavoidable reminder of the event.

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Exodus

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 8:13–14

19th Century

Bishop

The frogs died. —God, who knew the heart of Pharaoh, and its insincerity, or at any rate its fickleness, took the plague of frogs …

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 8:14

17th Century

Pastor

And they gathered them together upon heaps
Swept them up, and laid them in heaps out of the way:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 8:1–15

17th Century

Minister

Pharaoh is plagued with frogs; their vast numbers made them severe plagues to the Egyptians. God could have plagued Egypt with lions, or bears, or …