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Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God in the land!"
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The Bargaining Concession
Under the pressure of the plague, Pharaoh makes his first concession. Commentators note that while he finally acknowledges God's power, his offer to let Israel sacrifice "in the land" is a strategic compromise. He tries to bargain with God, granting partial obedience to get relief without fully surrendering his control.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To your God - Pharaoh now admits the existence and power of the God whom he had professed not to know; but, as Moses is careful to record, h…
19th Century
Anglican
Pharaoh called for Moses. —Pharaoh suffered from the swarms of flies equally with his subjects, or rather, more than his …
16th Century
Protestant
And Pharaoh called for Moses. Pharaoh imagines that he is granting a great thing if the Israelites are permitted to offer sacrifice to God…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron He and his people not being able to endure this plague of flies a…
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…
