Exodus 5:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. ”

Exodus 5:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(e) Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard (f) vain words. (e) The more cruelly the tyranny rages, the nearer is God's help. (f) Of Moses an...
Exodus 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 5:1 to Exodus 6:1 ( Exodus 5:1 f. and Exodus 5:4 E, the rest J). Pharaoh's first refusal to let Israel go, and his increase of their burdens. The bulk of the story is taken from J,...
Exodus 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

vain words . Man's estimate of Divine revelation.
Exodus 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Let there more work be laid upon the men. Although Pharaoh knew that he was cruelly entreating the unhappy Israelites, who ought, as strangers, to be hospitably and kindly received, yet h...
Exodus 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
Exodus 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Exodus 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Increase of the Oppression 1. Pharaoh ] probably P. Merenptah. See on Exodus 1:8 . His court may have been at Zoan or Tanis during the events that ensued: cp. Psalms 78:12 ; Psalms 78:43 ; Th...
Exodus 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let them not regard vain words. — Or, false words. The reference is to the promises of deliverance wherewith Moses and Aaron had raised the people’s hopes ( Exodus 4:30 ). Pharaoh supposed these...
Exodus 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER V. PHARAOH REFUSES. Exodus 5:1-23 . After forty years of obscurity and silence, Moses re-enters the magnificent halls where he had formerly turned his back upon so great a place. The...
Exodus 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Request to Worship Jehovah Answered by Oppression Exodus 5:1-14 The bondage of Israel in Egypt is an apt type of our bondage to sin. See John 8:34-36 ; Romans 7:23-25 . The weary tyranny...
Exodus 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the last picture of the people in bondage. As we follow the history, we shall be particularly interested in noticing the process through which Pharaoh passed. Here Moses and Aaron came t...
Exodus 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This complaint of the idleness of the Israelites was false. See Exodus 1:11 .
Exodus 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let there more work be laid upon the men ,.... Instead of lessening it, let it be increased, or "be heavy" k upon them, that it may oppress and afflict them and keep them down, and weaken their stre...
Exodus 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. Ver. 9. And not regard vain words. ] Vain lying words. So this profane prince calleth an...
Exodus 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Vain words Those of Moses and Aaron, which he said were vain, or false; that is, that they falsely pretended that their God had commanded them to go and worship, when it was only a crafty design of...
Exodus 5:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE FIRST APPEAL TO PHARAOH AND THE RESULTS (vs.1-23) Moses and Aaron then gain an audience with Pharaoh, and simply tell him the message that the Lord God of Israel has for him, "Let My people g...
Exodus 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the L ORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestil...
Exodus 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The words of Moses and Aaron, which are vain or false, i.e. which they falsely pretend to come from God, when it is only an ill design of their own to advance themselves by raising sedition.
Exodus 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Pharaoh's Vindictive Response to Their Approach ( Exodus 5:5-19 ). a Pharaoh says, the people of the land are many and you make them rest from their burdens ( Exodus 5:5 ). b Pharaoh commands...
Exodus 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 5:1 . Hold a feast] That is, of course, a religious festival,—a “holyday,” as the same word is rendered Psalms 42:4 ; “with processions and dancing,” of we keep close to...
Exodus 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 5:1 . Moses and Aaron, accompanied by the elders, as in Exodus 6:26 , went to Pharaoh. Exodus 5:2 . Who is Jehovah? I know not JEHOVAH. The mythology of the gentiles supposed every cit...
Exodus 5:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ye shall no more give the people straw. Requiring the impossible I. That there are some people in society who strive to make those under them do the impossible. Pharaoh tried to make the Israel...
Exodus 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Exodus 5:6-2 Rulers are not always content simply to refuse inconvenient demands. Sometimes they set to work with much ingenuity and worldly wisdom to prevent their repetition. T...
Exodus 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Taskmasters Instructed to Burden the People
Exodus 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Let there more work be laid upon the men. Heb. Let the work 2 Kings 18:20 Job 16:3 Jeremiah 43:2 Zechariah 1:6 Malachi 3:14 Ephesians 5:6
Exodus 5:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Controversy Between Pharaoh and God Exodus 5:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The concluding verses of chapter 4, which link our last message with this one, are most interesting. It would hardly do...
Exodus 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Vain words — Those of Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 5:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 5:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 5:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 5:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Exodus 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes