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Yahweh did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants` houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.
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God's Unmediated Power
Commentator John Gill highlights that God sent this plague directly, without using Aaron's rod. This was a clear demonstration to Pharaoh and the Egyptians that the power was from God alone, not from any magical instrument. It underscores that God can act sovereignly, with or without means, to accomplish His will.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
The land was corrupted. —Rather, as in the margin, destroyed. Kalisch observes, “These insects”—that is, the kak…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord did so And this he did immediately of himself without any means; not by the rod of Aaron, to let the Eg…
Presbyterian
Pharaoh was early at his false devotions to the river; and should we seek more sleep and more slumber when any service to the Lord is to be done? T…
