“ He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. ”
He sent darkness, and made it dark - Exodus 10:21-23 . And they rebelled not against his word - More literally, “his words.” The reference is to Moses and Aaron; and the idea, as expressed h...
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they (o) rebelled not against his word. (o) Meaning, Moses and Aaron.
CV. Hebrew History from Abraham to Joshua. Psalms 105:1-6 . Introductory. An invitation to praise God. Psalms 105:7-11 . The covenant and promise of Canaan. Psalms 105:12-25 . Yahweh's ki...
darkness. This was the ninth plague ( Exodus 10:21 ). All are not mentioned, not being needed. This is put first for the purpose implied in the next line. they rebelled not: i.e. Israel did not...
In the 28 verse he specifics one of these miracles, which yet was not the first in order, but from which it is easy to gather that God was the author of the deliverance of Israel, and in which...
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. They rebelled not against his word - Instead of ולא מרו velo maru, "they rebelled," some think that a ש shin has been lost...
And they rebelled not against his word— Yet they were not obedient to his word. So the LXX and Syriac read; and thus it is rendered in the Liturgy of the Church of England. But Houbigant, thinkin...
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. He sent darkness, and made it dark. The second last plague is only alluded to ( Exodus 10:22-23 ). The "darkness" i...
This Ps. and the following one form a closely connected pair, and may be looked on as by the same author. From the closing vv. of Psalms 106 it appears that they were written after the first return...
Darkness. — The enumeration of the plagues omits the fifth and sixth, and begins with the ninth, and appends a clause which, from the first, has troubled translators. Of whom is it said, “They rebe...
Psalms 105:1-45 IT is a reasonable conjecture that the Hallelujah at the end of Psalms 104:1-35 , where it is superfluous, properly belongs to this psalm, which would then be assimilated to Psal...
Wonders in Egypt Psalms 105:16-30 The psalmist retells the story of Joseph, as a link in the chain of providences which secured the fulfillment of the Covenant. It may be that it was also intro...
This and the following psalm are companions. They reveal the two sides of the relation between God and His people during a long period. This one sings the song of His faithfulness and power; while th...
It would swell this Commentary to a prodigious length, to go over the history, and the explanation of the events here recorded. I rather refer the Reader to the Bible, Exodus 7:1 to Exodus 10:1 ....
He sent darkness, and made it dark ,.... The land of Egypt; either he, God, or it, darkness, made it dark, or it was made dark; the Targum is, "made them dark;'' that is, the Egyptians; darkness w...
He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. Ver. 28. He sent darkness ] Palpable darkness, by reason of most black and thick vapours of the earth mingling themselve...
He sent darkness , &c. This was one of the last plagues, though here mentioned first: God sent darkness, and, coming with commission from him, it came with efficacy; his command made it dark. A...
Israel's Deliverance Out of Egypt. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 2...
Either, 1. The darkness and other plagues; which obeyed God's word, and instantly came at God's call. So this may be a reflection upon the Egyptians, that those brutish or unreasonable creatures we...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Perowne, “like the 78th and the 106th, has for its theme the early history of Israel, and God’s wonders wrought on behalf of the nation; but it differs from both thos...
Psalms 105:26-28 . He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled n...
This psalm, to Psalms 105:15 , is the same as 1 Chronicles 16:8 : whence it is evident that David was the author. It celebrates the dealings of God with Israel, from the call of Abraham to their se...
EXPOSITION This is sometimes called a "Hallelujah psalm," since it ends with that phrase. It is a song of praise to God for his dealings with his people, resembling in its general character Psa...
Thanksgiving for God's Benefits. After an exhortation to praise God, directed especially to the congregation of Israel, the psalmist offers his reasons for the admonition presented, in a summary o...
2 Peter 2:17 ; 2 Peter 2:4 ; Exodus 10:21-23 ; Ezekiel 2:4-8 ; Joel 2:2 ; Joel 2:31 ; Luke 23:44 ; Luke 23:45 ; Psalms 99:7
They — Moses and Aaron, who inflicted that plague after Pharaoh had threatened them.