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Pharaoh's Desperate Plea
Commentators note the intensity of Pharaoh's request. He asks Moses to "entreat the Lord," acknowledging he has had "enough" of the terrifying thunder and hail. Scholar John Gill points out that thunder was called "voices of God" and was rare in Egypt, making the plague especially frightening and prompting Pharaoh's desperate promise to release the Israelites.
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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…
John Gill
On Exodus 9:28
17th Century
Pastor
Entreat the Lord, for it is enough
Hail, thunder, and lightning enough; or pray that this may be enough, and thought…
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…