6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and athe frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
7 aAnd the magicians did so with their1 enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, a“Entreat the Lord that He may take away the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people bgo, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only.”
10 So he said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that athere is no one like the Lord our God.
11 And the frogs shall depart from you, from your houses, from your servants, and from your people. They shall remain in the river only.”
12 Then Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh. And Moses acried out to the Lord concerning the frogs which He had brought against Pharaoh.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does Exodus 8:8 Mean?
Exodus 8:1-14
The ancient Egyptians had a god name Ptah, represented by a man's body with the head of a frog. For the second plague God sent an infestation of millions of frogs. For the Egyptians, this was too much of a good thing! Moses writes that they got into the houses, into the beds and ovens and kneading bowls (verse 3). When God lifted the plague, these millions of frogs died and stank the country up for days (verse 14).
Mike Ford
Animal Idolatry
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