“And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:”
There is nothing so weak, that God cannot cause to overcome the greatest power of man.
“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”
Or, upon thy dough, or into thine ambries.
“And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.”
The second plague. But Goshen, where God’s people dwelt, was excepted.
“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.”
Not love, but fear causeth the very Infidels to seek unto God.
“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”
Hebrew, have this honor over me. Or, speak plain unto me.
“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”
Hebrew, according to thy word.
“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.”
In things of this life God oft times heareth the prayers of the just for the ungodly.
“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.”
God confounded their wisdom and authority in a thing most vile.
“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.”
They acknowledged that this was done by God’s power and not by sorcery, Luke 11:20 .
“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”
Or, a multitude of venomous beasts as serpents, etc.
“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.”
Or, land of Egypt. Or, I will separate.
“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?”
For the Egyptians worshipped divers beasts, as the ox, the sheep and such like which the Israelites offered in sacrifice, which thing the Egyptians abhorred to see.
“We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.”
Cross references: : Exod. 3:18
“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.”
So the wicked prescribe unto God’s messengers how far they shall go.
“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.”
He could not judge his heart, but yet he charged him to do this unfeignedly.
“And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.”
Where God giveth not faith, no miracles can prevail.