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Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
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God's Precise Protection
Commentators emphasize that the sparing of Goshen was a clear, miraculous sign. While devastating hail fell on Egypt, God placed a precise boundary of protection around His people. As Matthew Henry notes, this demonstrates God's sovereign ability to send judgment on one place and mercy on another, showing His faithful care for those He has chosen.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
With the plague of hail begins the last series of plagues, which differ from the former both in their severity and their effects. Each produced a t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail. So that such Egyptians as might dwell…
Woeful havoc this hail caused: it killed both men and cattle. The grain above ground was destroyed, and only that which had not yet come up was pre…
