Friday, August 4, 2023

Reading for August 12th

 Read Exodus 10.1-20. In 10.1-20: The eighth plague: An east wind brings swarms of locusts. In verse &: This is the first time Pharaoh's own officials seek to persuade him to let the people go. In verse 13: The blowing of the east wind and the duration all that night anticipates the parallel events of the Red Sea "all night" (14.21) to expose dry land so that the Israelites can cross safely. In verse 15: The land black with locusts anticipates the next plague darkness (vv. 21-22). In verse 16: This is the second and last time Pharaoh confesses his guilt, "I have sinned" (see 9,27). In verse 19: The mention of the wind and the Red Sea foreshadows the Red Sea crossing (14.21, 28). In verse 20: On Pharaoh's hardened heart, see comment on 4.21. Comments or Questions..

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