Exodus 8:23

23 I'll put a barrier between my people and your people. This sign will happen tomorrow."

Exodus 8:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 8:23

And I will put a division between my people and thy people,
&c.] Or, a "redemption" ^F16; for by distinguishing them in his providence from the Egyptians, he might be said to redeem or deliver them; thus God makes a difference between his chosen people and the rest of the world, through his Son's redemption of them by his blood, out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation:

tomorrow shall this sign be:
which, according to Bishop Usher, must be the twenty nineth day of Adar or February.

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (twdp) "redemptionem", Pagninus, Montanus

Exodus 8:23 In-Context

21 If you refuse to let my people go, I'll send swarms of insects on you, your officials, your people, and your houses. All Egyptian houses will be filled with swarms of insects and also the ground that they cover.

22 But on that day I'll set apart the land of Goshen, where my people live. No swarms of insects will come there so you will know that I, the LORD, am in this land.

23 I'll put a barrier between my people and your people. This sign will happen tomorrow."

24 The LORD did this. Great swarms of insects came into the houses of Pharaoh and his officials and into the whole land of Egypt. The land was ruined by the insects.

25 Then Pharaoh called in Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, offer sacrifices to your God within the land."