Passage Research
Exodus 8 — Sermon Preparation
Three plagues follow in succession — frogs, gnats, and flies — each time Pharaoh promises to relent but then hardens his heart. Below is a research summary for Exodus 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 28
- verses
- 422 / 121
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פַּרְעֹה | Parʻôh | H6547 | 16 | Paroh |
| צְפַרְדֵּעַ | tsᵉphardêaʻ | H6854 | 8 | marsh-leaper, frog |
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 13 | Mosheh |
| עָרֹב | ʻârôb | H6157 | 7 | mosquito |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 14 | people, tribe |
| זָבַח | zâbach | H2076 | 7 | slaughter |
| עָתַר | ʻâthar | H6279 | 5 | burn incense, intercede |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Pharaoh was early at his false devotions to the river; and shall we be for more sleep and more slumber, when any service to the Lord is to be done? The Egyptians and the Hebrews were to be marked in the plague of flies. The Lord knows them that are his, and will make it appear, perhaps in this world, certainly in the other, that he has set them apart for himself. Pharaoh unwillingly entered into a treaty with Moses and Aaron. He is content they should sacrifice to their God, provided they would do it in the land of Egypt. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Exodus 8:20–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Nile— Ex 8:11
- Egypt— Ex 8:16
- Goshen 1— Ex 8:22
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