Exodus 8
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Lutheran reading notes
In Exodus chapter 8, the story continues to develop the theme of Israel’s deliverance from Egypt and the covenant at Sinai. Lutheran interpretation often highlights how the events reveal humanity’s need for God’s grace and the reliability of God's promises. The chapter illustrates both the reality of human weakness and the faithfulness of God who works through history.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 8:1 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And if thou refuse to let {them} go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
Exodus 8:2 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: {kneadingtroughs: or, dough}
Exodus 8:3 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
Exodus 8:4 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:5 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:6 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:7 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
Exodus 8:8 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, {that} they may remain in the river only? {Glory...: or, Have this honour over me, etc} {when: or, against when} {to destroy: Heb. to cut off}
Exodus 8:9 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he said, To morrow. And he said, {Be it} according to thy word: that thou mayest know that {there is} none like unto the LORD our God. {To morrow: or, Against to morrow}
Exodus 8:10 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
Exodus 8:11 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
Exodus 8:12 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
Exodus 8:13 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
Exodus 8:14 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus 8:15 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:16 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 8:17 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.
Exodus 8:18 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This {is} the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 8:20 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms {of flies} upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms {of flies}, and also the ground whereon they {are}. {swarms...: or, a mixture of noisome beasts, etc}
Exodus 8:21 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms {of flies} shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I {am} the LORD in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 8:22 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. {a division: Heb. a redemption} {to morrow: or, by to morrow}
Exodus 8:23 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm {of flies} into the house of Pharaoh, and {into} his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm {of flies}. {corrupted: or, destroyed}
Exodus 8:24 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
Exodus 8:25 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
Exodus 8:26 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
Exodus 8:27 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
Exodus 8:28 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms {of flies} may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
Exodus 8:29 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
Exodus 8:30 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms {of flies} from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
Exodus 8:31 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
Exodus 8:32 highlights redemption, covenant, worship with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.