Éxodo 9

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1 Entonces el SE脩OR dijo a Mois茅s: Ve a Fara贸n y dile: "As铆 dice el SE脩OR, el Dios de los hebreos: "Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me sirva.
2 'Porque si te niegas a dejarlos ir y los sigues deteniendo,
3 he aqu铆, la mano del SE脩OR vendr谩 con grav铆sima pestilencia sobre tus ganados que est谩n en el campo: sobre los caballos, sobre los asnos, sobre los camellos, sobre las vacadas y sobre las ovejas.
4 'Pero el SE脩OR har谩 distinci贸n entre los ganados de Israel y los ganados de Egipto, y nada perecer谩 de todo lo que pertenece a los hijos de Israel.'"
5 Y el SE脩OR fij贸 un plazo definido, diciendo: Ma帽ana el SE脩OR har谩 esto en la tierra.
6 Y el SE脩OR hizo esto al d铆a siguiente, y perecieron todos los ganados de Egipto; pero de los ganados de los hijos de Israel, ni un solo animal muri贸.
7 Y Fara贸n envi贸 a ver, y he aqu铆, ni un solo animal de los ganados de Israel hab铆a perecido. Pero el coraz贸n de Fara贸n se endureci贸 y no dej贸 ir al pueblo.
8 Entonces el SE脩OR dijo a Mois茅s y a Aar贸n: Tomad pu帽ados de holl铆n de un horno, y que Mois茅s lo esparza hacia el cielo en presencia de Fara贸n;
9 y se convertir谩 en polvo fino sobre toda la tierra de Egipto, y producir谩 fur煤nculos que resultar谩n en 煤lceras en los hombres y en los animales, por toda la tierra de Egipto.
10 Tomaron, pues, holl铆n de un horno, y se presentaron delante de Fara贸n, y Mois茅s lo arroj贸 hacia el cielo, y produjo fur煤nculos que resultaron en 煤lceras en los hombres y en los animales.
11 Y los magos no pod铆an estar delante de Mois茅s a causa de los fur煤nculos, pues los fur煤nculos estaban tanto en los magos como en todos los egipcios.
12 Y el SE脩OR endureci贸 el coraz贸n de Fara贸n y no los escuch贸, tal como el SE脩OR hab铆a dicho a Mois茅s.
13 Entonces dijo el SE脩OR a Mois茅s: Lev谩ntate muy de ma帽ana, y ponte delante de Fara贸n, y dile: "As铆 dice el SE脩OR, el Dios de los hebreos: 'Deja ir a mi pueblo para que me sirva.
14 'Porque esta vez enviar茅 todas mis plagas sobre ti, sobre tus siervos y sobre tu pueblo, para que sepas que no hay otro como yo en toda la tierra.
15 'Porque si yo hubiera extendido mi mano y te hubiera herido a ti y a tu pueblo con pestilencia, ya habr铆as sido cortado de la tierra.
16 'Pero en verdad, por esta raz贸n te he permitido permanecer: para mostrarte mi poder y para proclamar mi nombre por toda la tierra.
17 'Y todav铆a te enalteces contra mi pueblo no dej谩ndolos ir.
18 'He aqu铆, ma帽ana como a esta hora, enviar茅 granizo muy pesado, tal como no ha habido en Egipto desde el d铆a en que fue fundado hasta ahora.
19 'Ahora pues, manda poner a salvo tus ganados y todo lo que tienes en el campo, porque todo hombre o todo animal que se encuentre en el campo, y no sea tra铆do a la casa, morir谩 cuando caiga sobre ellos el granizo.'"
20 El que de entre los siervos de Fara贸n tuvo temor de la palabra del SE脩OR, hizo poner a salvo a sus siervos y sus ganados en sus casas,
21 pero el que no hizo caso a la palabra del SE脩OR, dej贸 a sus siervos y sus ganados en el campo.
22 Y el SE脩OR dijo a Mois茅s: Extiende tu mano hacia el cielo para que caiga granizo en toda la tierra de Egipto, sobre los hombres, sobre los animales y sobre toda planta del campo por toda la tierra de Egipto.
23 Y extendi贸 Mois茅s su vara hacia el cielo, y el SE脩OR envi贸 truenos y granizo, y cay贸 fuego sobre la tierra. Y el SE脩OR hizo llover granizo sobre la tierra de Egipto.
24 Y hubo granizo muy intenso, y fuego centellando continuamente en medio del granizo, muy pesado, tal como no hab铆a habido en toda la tierra de Egipto desde que lleg贸 a ser una naci贸n.
25 Y el granizo hiri贸 todo lo que hab铆a en el campo por toda la tierra de Egipto, tanto hombres como animales; el granizo hiri贸 tambi茅n toda planta del campo, y destroz贸 todos los 谩rboles del campo.
26 S贸lo en la tierra de Gos茅n, donde estaban los hijos de Israel, no hubo granizo.
27 Entonces Fara贸n envi贸 llamar a Mois茅s y Aar贸n y les dijo: Esta vez he pecado; el SE脩OR es el justo, y yo y mi pueblo somos los imp铆os.
28 Rogad al SE脩OR, porque ha habido ya suficientes truenos y granizo de parte de Dios; y os dejar茅 ir y no os quedar茅is m谩s aqu铆.
29 Y Mois茅s le dijo: Tan pronto como yo salga de la ciudad, extender茅 mis manos al SE脩OR; los truenos cesar谩n, y no habr谩 m谩s granizo, para que sepas que la tierra es del SE脩OR.
30 En cuanto a ti y a tus siervos, s茅 que a煤n no tem茅is al SE脩OR Dios.
31 (Y el lino y la cebada fueron destruidos, pues la cebada estaba en espiga y el lino estaba en flor;
32 pero el trigo y el centeno no fueron destruidos, por ser tard铆os.)
33 Y sali贸 Mois茅s de la ciudad, de la presencia de Fara贸n, y extendi贸 sus manos al SE脩OR, y los truenos y el granizo cesaron, y no cay贸 m谩s lluvia sobre la tierra.
34 Pero cuando Fara贸n vio que la lluvia, el granizo y los truenos hab铆an cesado, pec贸 otra vez, y endureci贸 su coraz贸n, tanto 茅l como sus siervos.
35 Y se endureci贸 el coraz贸n de Fara贸n y no dej贸 ir a los hijos de Israel, tal como el SE脩OR hab铆a dicho por medio de Mois茅s.

Éxodo 9 Commentary

Chapter 9

The murrain of beasts. (1-7) The plague of boils and blains. (8-12) The plague of hail threatened. (13-21) The plague of hail inflicted. (22-35)

Verses 1-7 God will have Israel released, Pharaoh opposes it, and the trial is, whose word shall stand. The hand of the Lord at once is upon the cattle, many of which, some of all kinds, die by a sort of murrain. This was greatly to the loss of the owners; they had made Israel poor, and now God would make them poor. The hand of God is to be seen, even in the sickness and death of cattle; for a sparrow falls not to the ground without our Father. None of the Israelites' cattle should die; the Lord shall sever. The cattle died. The Egyptians worshipped their cattle. What we make an idol of, it is just with God to remove from us. This proud tyrant and cruel oppressor deserved to be made an example by the just Judge of the universe. None who are punished according to what they deserve, can have any just cause to complain. Hardness of heart denotes that state of mind upon which neither threatenings nor promise, neither judgements nor mercies, make any abiding impression. The conscience being stupified, and the heart filled with pride and presumption, they persist in unbelief and disobedience. This state of mind is also called the stony heart. Very different is the heart of flesh, the broken and contrite heart. Sinners have none to blame but themselves, for that pride and ungodliness which abuse the bounty and patience of God. For, however the Lord hardens the hearts of men, it is always as a punishment of former sins.

Verses 8-12 When the Egyptians were not wrought upon by the death of their cattle, God sent a plague that seized their own bodies. If lesser judgments do not work, God will send greater. Sometimes God shows men their sin in their punishment. They had oppressed Israel in the furnaces, and now the ashes of the furnace are made a terror to them. The plague itself was very grievous. The magicians themselves were struck with these boils. Their power was restrained before; but they continued to withstand Moses, and to confirm Pharaoh in his unbelief, till they were forced to give way. Pharaoh continued obstinate. He had hardened his own heart, and now God justly gave him up to his own heart's lusts, permitting Satan to blind and harden him. If men shut their eyes against the light, it is just with God to close their eyes. This is the sorest judgment a man can be under out of hell.

Verses 13-21 Moses is here ordered to deliver a dreadful message to Pharaoh. Providence ordered it, that Moses should have a man of such a fierce and stubborn spirit as this Pharaoh to deal with; and every thing made it a most signal instance of the power of God has to humble and bring down the proudest of his enemies. When God's justice threatens ruin, his mercy at the same time shows a way of escape from it. God not only distinguished between Egyptians and Israelites, but between some Egyptians and others. If Pharaoh will not yield, and so prevent the judgment itself, yet those that will take warning, may take shelter. Some believed the things which were spoken, and they feared, and housed their servants and cattle, and it was their wisdom. Even among the servants of Pharaoh, some trembled at God's word; and shall not the sons of Israel dread it? But others believed not, and left their cattle in the field. Obstinate unbelief is deaf to the fairest warnings, and the wisest counsels, which leaves the blood of those that perish upon their own heads.

Verses 22-35 Woful havoc this hail made: it killed both men and cattle; the corn above ground was destroyed, and that only preserved which as yet was not come up. The land of Goshen was preserved. God causes rain or hail on one city and not on another, either in mercy or in judgment. Pharaoh humbled himself to Moses. No man could have spoken better: he owns himself wrong; he owns that the Lord is righteous; and God must be justified when he speaks, though he speaks in thunder and lightning. Yet his heart was hardened all this while. Moses pleads with God: though he had reason to think Pharaoh would repent of his repentance, and he told him so, yet he promises to be his friend. Moses went out of the city, notwithstanding the hail and lightning which kept Pharaoh and his servants within doors. Peace with God makes men thunder-proof. Pharaoh was frightened by the tremendous judgment; but when that was over, his fair promises were forgotten. Those that are not bettered by judgments and mercies, commonly become worse.

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Éxodo 9 Commentaries

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 9

This chapter relates the plague of murrain upon the cattle, and which yet was not upon the cattle of the Israelites, Ex 9:1-7 and the plague of boils and blains on man and beast, Ex 9:8-11 and Pharaoh's heart being hardened, Moses is sent to him with a message from the Lord, threatening him that all his plagues should come upon him, and particularly the pestilence, if he would not let Israel go; and signifying, that to show his power in him, and declare his name throughout the earth, had he raised him up, and a kind of amazement is expressed at his obstinacy and pride, Ex 9:12-17, and he is told that a terrible storm of hail should fall upon the land, and destroy all in the field; wherefore those that regarded the word of the Lord got their cattle within doors, but those that did not took no care of them, Ex 9:18-21 and upon Moses's stretching out his hand, when ordered by the Lord, the storm began, and destroyed every thing in the field throughout the land, excepting the land of Goshen, Ex 9:22-26 upon which Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, acknowledged his sin, and the justice of God, begged they would entreat for him, which Moses did; but when the storm was over, Pharaoh's heart was still more hardened, and he refused to let the people go, Ex 9:27-35.

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