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Exodus 11:1-6

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The Plague on the Firstborn

1 Now the LORD had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely.
2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”
3 (The LORD made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.)
4 So Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt.
5 Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.
6 There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be again.
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Exodus 11:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 11

Moses having an intimation from the Lord that one plague more would be brought on Pharaoh, and then he would let Israel go, when they should borrow of their neighbours jewels of gold and silver, the people being in great favour with the Egyptians, Ex 11:1-3, he declares to Pharaoh, before he went out of his presence, the slaying of all the firstborn in Egypt, which would issue in the dismission of Israel, and then he went out from him in great anger, Ex 11:4-8, but still Pharaoh would not hearken, and his heart was hardened, and he refused again to let Israel go, Ex 10:9,10.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

  • 1. S Exodus 3:20
  • 2. S Exodus 6:1
  • 3. S Exodus 3:21,22
  • 4. S Genesis 39:21
  • 5. Deuteronomy 34:11; 2 Samuel 7:9; 2 Samuel 8:13; 2 Samuel 22:44; 2 Samuel 23:1; Esther 9:4; Psalms 89:27
  • 6. Exodus 12:29; Job 34:20
  • 7. Exodus 12:23; Psalms 81:5
  • 8. S Exodus 4:23; Psalms 78:51
  • 9. Isaiah 47:2
  • 10. Exodus 12:30; Proverbs 21:13; Amos 5:17
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