Psalms 105:32

32 (104-32) He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

Psalms 105:32 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 105:32

He gave them hail for rain
Egypt, at least part of it, was not used to rain, but was watered by the overflowings of the Nile; but now it had hail for rain, and a grievous hail storm it was, such as was never seen in the land of Egypt before; hail being rare, if ever there, and so frost and snow F1; this was the seventh plague, ( Exodus 9:18-26 ) , compare with this the terrible storm of hail which will fall on men at the pouring out of the seventh vial on spiritual Egypt, ( Revelation 16:21 ) .

And flaming fire in their land;
for a storm of thunder and lightning went along with the hail; fire was mingled with it, and ran upon the ground, ( Exodus 9:23 Exodus 9:24 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Horat. Carmin. l. 3. Ode 26.

Psalms 105:32 In-Context

30 (104-30) Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 (104-31) He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
32 (104-32) He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
33 (104-33) And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
34 (104-34) He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
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