Exodus 8:1-15
Summary for Exod 8:1-15: 8:1-15 a The second plague was the plague of frogs (8:2 b). The Egyptians gave special reverence to amphibians because of their ability to live in two different worlds; Egyptians were deeply concerned with survival in the next world, after death. God showed that frogs have no special hold on life. This plague is sometimes said to have been a natural result of whatever happened to make the Nile River uninhabitable. However, the extent of the plague was more than a natural result.Summary for Exod 8:7-8: 8:7-8 c The magicians were able to duplicate the plague in some sense, but Pharaoh did not ask them to rid the land of the frogs. Instead, he begged Moses to ask God to take them away. He already knew where the real power was.
8:9 d In this instance, the evidence of God’s power was not in the event per se but in the timing. God could keep the frogs alive or he could end their lives. Pharaoh needed only to say when.
8:10 e you will know that there is no one like the Lord our God: Once more the issue is highlighted (see 7:17 f). These events were not primarily about rescue, but about the nature of reality. Who was rescuing these people—one of the gods, or the one true God, the Lord?
8:13 g had predicted: Moses predicted that the plague would stop the next day; God predicted that Pharaoh would refuse to listen (see 8:15 h). The element of prediction is central to God’s lordship. God sees and controls the future; he is the Lord.
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