The Plagues Of Locusts And Of Darkness. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come up on the land of Egypt and eat all the plants of the land, all that the hail has left.” Exo 10:12
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that darkness may come over the land of Egypt, a darkness which [is so awful that it] may be felt.” Exo 10:21
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
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ISRAEL IN EGYPT, Exodus 1:8-12:36
21. Describe the plagues of locusts and of darkness. What effect did they have on Pharaoh?
THE EIGHTH PLAGUE: LOCUSTS
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come up on the land of Egypt and eat all the plants of the land, all that the hail has left.”
So Moses stretched out his staff over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind on the land all that day and all that night; when it was morning, the east wind had brought the [swarms of] locusts.
The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled down in the whole territory, a very dreadful mass of them; never before were there such locusts as these, nor will there ever be again.
For they covered the [visible] surface of the land, so that the ground was darkened; and they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. There remained not a green thing on the trees or the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.
Then Pharaoh hurried to call for Moses and Aaron, and he said, “I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.
Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once [more], and pray and entreat the LORD your God, so that He will remove this [plague of] death from me.”
Moses left Pharaoh and entreated the LORD.
So the LORD shifted the wind to a violent west wind which lifted up the locusts and drove them into the Red Sea; not one locust remained within the border of Egypt.
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart [so that it was even more resolved and obstinate], and he did not let the Israelites go.
The Ninth Plague: Darkness
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that darkness may come over the land of Egypt, a darkness which [is so awful that it] may be felt.”
So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and for three days a thick darkness was all over the land of Egypt [no sun, no moon, no stars].
The Egyptians could not see one another, nor did anyone leave his place for three days, but all the Israelites had [supernatural] light in their dwellings.
Then Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, “Go, serve the LORD; only your flocks and your herds must be left behind. Even your children may go with you.”
But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, so that we may sacrifice them to the LORD our God.
Therefore, our livestock must also go with us; not one hoof shall be left behind, for we must take some of them to serve the LORD our God. Even we do not know with what we will serve the LORD until we arrive there.”
But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he was not willing to let them go.
Then Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get away from me! See that you never enter my presence again, for on the day that you see my face again you will die!”
Then Moses said, “You are correct; I will never see your face again!”
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
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Exodus 10:12-29
THE PLAGUES OF LOCUSTS AND OF DARKNESS
The locust is the most terrible plague of Eastern lands. The heat intense; the air languid; the sound as of a strong breeze; the sun darkened by a cloud of living things, which cover the earth several inches thick and devour every green thing, Exo_10:15. Notice the extorted confession, at last, of sin, Exo_10:16. Many hearts and lives are devastated by these locust-cares, which eat up all the blades of promise and darken heaven. At the first trace of genuine repentance, however, they are borne away.
The Hebrew word for darkness is the same that is used in Gen_1:2. The sun was one of the chief deities of Egypt, hence the horror that paralyzed her population, Exo_10:23. But there was light in Goshen. See Psa_112:4 and Joh_8:12. Pharaoh proposed one last compromise. See Exo_10:24. Moses made a grand answer. The whole universe shall share in our redemption, Rom_8:20-21. Jesus will be content with nothing less than all the purchased possession.
Comments by
WILLIAM MACDONALD
Believers Bible Commentary
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Exodus 10:12-29
IV. MOSES’ CONFRONTATIONS WITH PHARAOH (5:1–7:13)
V. THE FIRST NINE PLAGUES (7:14–10:29)
H. The Eighth Plague—Locusts (10:1-20)
Moses and Aaron warned Pharaoh of an impending locust plague, but he would agree to let only the men go to hold a feast to the LORD. The women and children had to stay behind. But God would not have the men in the wilderness while their families were still in Egypt. The plague was of unprecedented severity, with locusts covering the land and eating everything edible. This showed that the god Serapis was powerless to protect from locusts. Pharaoh seemed willing to yield, but he would not let the children of Israel go.
I. The Ninth Plague—Three Days of Darkness (10:21-29)
10:21-28 The ninth plague was three days of darkness which could be felt. Only the children of Israel had light in their dwellings, an obvious miracle. The Egyptian sun god, Ra, was unmasked as impotent. Pharaoh told Moses to go to the wilderness with the women and children but to leave the flocks and . . . herds behind. He thought this would guarantee their return. (Perhaps he also wanted to replenish his own herds.) But in that case, there would be nothing to sacrifice to Jehovah, and sacrifice was the reason for their departure from Egypt. When Moses was unwilling to make the demanded compromise, Pharaoh ordered him banished from his presence forever.
10:29 Moses’ strong statement, “You have spoken well. I will never see your face again,” seems contradicted by Exo_11:8, where it says that Moses “went out from Pharaoh in great anger.” Matthew Henry suggests that “never . . . again” means “after this time,” and Exo_11:8 is included in the same “conference.” He writes:
So that, after this interview, Moses came no more, till he was sent for. Note, When men drive God’s word from them he justly permits their delusions, and answers them according to the multitude of their idols. When the Gadarenes desired Christ to depart, he presently left them.
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