Passage Research
Exodus 10 — Sermon Preparation
Locusts devour what the hail left, and thick darkness covers Egypt for three days; Pharaoh drives Moses out after a final failed negotiation. Below is a research summary for Exodus 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 497 / 163
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 10 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 12 | Paroh |
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 12 | Mosheh |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 11 | Mitsrajim |
| אַרְבֶּה | ʼarbeh | H697 | 7 | locust |
| עָבַד | ʻâbad | H5647 | 7 | work, serve |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 8 | walk, carry |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 7 | see |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The plague of darkness brought upon Egypt was a dreadful plague. It was darkness which might be felt, so thick were the fogs. It astonished and terrified. It continued three days; six nights in one; so long the most lightsome palaces were dungeons. Now Pharaoh had time to consider, if he would have improved it. Spiritual darkness is spiritual bondage; while Satan blinds men's eyes that they see not, he binds their hands and feet, that they work not for God, nor move toward heaven. They sit in darkness. It was righteous with God thus to punish. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 10:21–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Ex 10:12
- Red Sea 3— Ex 10:19
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