Exodus 10 Nkjv (2024)

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What does Exodus 10 mean? ›

Commentary on Exodus 10:1-11

The plagues of Egypt show the sinfulness of sin. They warn the children of men not to strive with their Maker. Pharaoh had pretended to humble himself; but no account was made of it, for he was not sincere therein. The plague of locusts is threatened.

In this image from Walters manuscript W. 106, the Lord told Moses to stretch forth his hand that locusts might come and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail had left.

6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

The lesson was three-fold. Firstly, it was to show how severely He dealt with the Egyptians. This was to show how severe sin and ignoring God's command is. God wants to teach all generations to hate sin and to be heed His warnings against it so that we will not be punished.

Exodus Chapter 10 describes the eighth plague of locusts and the ninth plague of darkness. During these plagues, God first devastated and then darkened the land of Egypt. Pharaoh responded by trying to compromise with God. God, however, reveals that He never compromises with evil.

Moses then describes the nature and the scope of the final plague, which is the death (Hebrew: mut) of every firstborn (Hebrew: bekhor) in the land of Egypt, using a word that means to die or to kill, and a word that means the first or the chief.

David built an altar to the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the LORD answered prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

The plague of blood was against Hapi and Osiris, the Egyptian gods of the Nile. The plague of frogs was against Heqet, the Egyptian god of fertility. The plague of dead livestock was against Apis, the god of livestock. The plague of darkness was against Ra, the god the sun.

So why did God harden Pharaoh's heart? In one regard it was to accomplish His purpose of redemption. In another sense, God hardened Pharaoh's heart because that's exactly the path that Pharaoh had already chosen for himself.

Which plagues did not affect the Israelites? ›

The fourth plague of Egypt was of creatures capable of harming people and livestock. The Bible tells us that the plagues only came against the Egyptians and did not affect the Israelites. Pharaoh asked Moses to remove this plague and promised to grant the Israelites their freedom.

This is what bring us to the story of the ten plagues of Egypt. Now, of the ten plagues, the eighth one was that of locusts. Moses warned the Pharaoh that God will send so many locusts that they will "cover each and every tree of the land and eat all that is there to be eaten".

Prior chapters in Exodus explained how the descendants of Abraham became a nation which was populous, but enslaved, in the land of Egypt. Exodus 3 describes the moment when God calls Moses to lead Israel out of slavery. This is accomplished through the miracle of the burning bush.

In contrast with the first generation of Jacob's family that numbered seventy people (Exodus 1:5), the Israelites were now "fruitful and increased greatly." This was a continuation of God's command to Adam, to Noah, and to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

God gave the Israelites the Passover (12:1-13) to signify their readiness for change. It represented day one of a new start—a new life—of trusting in and following the Lord (12:2). Three features of the Passover emphasized how they could prepare for that new life: a sacrifice, sandals, and a blood mark.

So why did God harden Pharaoh's heart? In one regard it was to accomplish His purpose of redemption. In another sense, God hardened Pharaoh's heart because that's exactly the path that Pharaoh had already chosen for himself.

The central message is that God brought the plagues on Egypt in order to free the Israelite slaves,” says Jerusalem-based Rabbi Yonatan Neril. God was teaching the ancient Egyptians a lesson about justice, he says, and when they refused to do the right thing and free the Israelites, they suffered the consequences.

What's the big idea? The overall theme of Exodus is redemption—how God delivered the Israelites and made them His special people. After He rescued them from slavery, God provided the Law, which gave instructions on how the people could be consecrated or made holy.