Êxodo 9
Thomas Constable · Citado em PreceptAustin
Êxodo 9
Constable - Pharaoh deserved death for his opposition and insolence. However, God would not take his life in the remaining plagues so his continuing opposition and God’s victory over him would result in greater glory for God (cf. Josh. 9:9; Ps. 76:10). (Exodus 9) Leon
Êxodo 9
Constable - God turned the suffering of the Israelites in the furnace of Egypt so that they and what they produced became a source of suffering to the Egyptians (Exodus 9) Bruckner notes a more literal rendering: “Have Moses scatter it abundantly toward the heavens before the eyes of Pharaoh.” Soot filled the air in Pharaoh’s court. Moses must have seemed mad, throwing ashes up by the handful, but no one was laughing. (Exodus (Understanding the Bible Commentary) Throw- (02236)(zaraq) means to sprinkle, to toss, to throw, to scatter in abundance, to be sprinkled and most of the OT uses (see below) refer to the priest's actions in carrying out the rituals of the sacrifices and offerings. The first use by Moses describes "throwing" the soot from a furnace into the air in the presence of Pharaoh (Ex 9:8, 10). When Job's friends saw him coming at a distance and could scarcely even recognize him, they threw (sprinkled) dust over their heads toward heaven to demonstrate their grief (too bad they did not maintain this attitude!) (Job 2:12). In the ratification of the Old Covenant, Moses took half the blood and sprinkled it on the altar (Ex 24:6-8) signifying the solemn binding nature of the covenant God was making with Israel. In Ex 29 which describes the consecration (Ex 29:1) of Aaron and his sons as priests to Jehovah, Moses was to take some of the blood of the ram and sprinkle it around on the altar (twice - Ex 29:16, 20; cp Lev 8:24). (All uses in Exodus - Exod. 9:8; Exod. 9:10; Exod. 24:6; Exod. 24:8; Exod. 29:16; Exod. 29:20; ) Hamilton on throw (scatter) - Most often “scatter” (zāraq) is used in a sacramental context (e.g., Lev. 1:5, 11; 3:2, 8, 13; 7:14; 8:19, 24) for “dashing” the blood against the sides of the altar. Parallel nonsacramental uses of zāraq to Exod. 9:8, 10 are Job 2:12 (Job’s friends “sprinkled” dust on their heads upon seeing an almost unrecognizable Job), and Ezek. 10:2 (in which the Lord instructs the man clothed in linen to “scatter” burning coals over the city). (Exodus: An Exegetical Commentary)