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Then Yahweh said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him, `This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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The God of the Hebrews
Commentators like Calvin and Gill explain that when God identifies Himself as 'the God of the Hebrews,' it is a direct challenge to Pharaoh. It asserts that the God of an oppressed, enslaved people is the true power, confronting Pharaoh's pride and declaring His special relationship with Israel.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
The nature of the fifth plague is clear and admits of no dispute. It was a rinderpest, or murrain on cattle, which, however, unlike most s…
16th Century
Protestant
Then the Lord said. No complaint or protest from Moses is related here; and it is possible that he was quiet and silent, while God foresaw…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the Lord said unto Moses The same day the plague of the flies was removed: go in unto Pharaoh
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Presbyterian
God wills for Israel to be released, but Pharaoh opposes it, and the test is whose word will stand. Immediately, the hand of the Lord is upon the c…
