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A Confession Born of Fear
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that Pharaoh's confession was not genuine repentance. It was driven by the terror of the plague, not a true change of heart. Scholars like Calvin and Gill describe it as a temporary submission to escape punishment, highlighting the crucial difference between saying the right words under pressure and having a truly transformed heart.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 9:13–34
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 9:27
19th Century
Bishop
Pharaoh sent. —It is evident that the Pharaoh was more impressed by this plague than by any preceding one. This may have …
John Calvin
On Exodus 9:27
16th Century
Theologian
And Pharaoh sent and called. If this confession had proceeded from the heart, it would have indicated repentance; but Moses immediately pe…
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John Gill
On Exodus 9:27
17th Century
Pastor
And Pharaoh sent
Not persons to observe whether there was any hail fell in the land of Goshen, though there are some…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 9:22–35
17th Century
Minister
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…