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He struck also all the firstborn in their land, The chief of all their strength.
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The Final, Decisive Plague
Commentators explain that this verse refers to the tenth and final plague against Egypt. The phrase "the chief of all their strength" is a Hebrew idiom for the firstborn, highlighting their significance as the family's future. This plague was comprehensive, affecting all social classes from the king to the servant, and was the decisive act that led to Israel's liberation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See an account of these plagues in Exodus 6–11. Compare Psalms 78:43-51. This is mostly a mere enumeration of the plagues in the order in which the…
19th Century
Anglican
See Psalms 78:51.
Baptist
It was a notable miracle that, after all the oppression they had endured, they should be in such a state of health that there was not one feebl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He smote also all the firstborn in their land Both of men and beasts; the firstborn of the king on the throne, and o…
As the believer commonly thrives best in his soul when under the cross; so the church also flourishes most in true holiness, and increases in numbe…