The Tenth Plague
29Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
30During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
The pharaoh had nine choices, nine times before this plague to let His chosen people go! But he was stubborn and he thought he was a god.
“to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon”.
“Literally, the ‘pit-house’. Pits were a common prison. Here the opposite to pharaoh is not the ‘mill girl’ (Exodus 11:15), but the prisoner of war in the dungeon.” (Cole)
“Egypt and Pharaoh would not give God Hisfirstborn – Israel (Exodus 4:22-23); so God took the firstborn of Egypt.” (Guzik)
“Israel cried to God for deliverance (Exodus 2:23), and they cried to Pharaoh from relief (Exodus 5:15). Now the Egyptians had reason to cry.” (Guzik)
“and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.”
Who’s god was greater, the Egyptians or the Israelites?
Blessings, David
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