# Exodus 09 đ: Livestock, Boils, and Hail
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## Plague Five: Disease
**Destruction of the false god Hathor- goddess of love and protection. (Head of a cow)**
[[#Verse 01.]] Then the Lord said to Moses, âGo to Pharaoh and tell him, âThis is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has said, âRelease my people that they may serve me!Â
[[#Verse 02.]] For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them,Â
[[#Verse 03.]] then the hand of the Lord will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] But the Lord will distinguish between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, and nothing will die of all that the Israelites have.âââ
[[#Verse 05.]] The Lord set an appointed time, saying, âTomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.âÂ
[[#Verse 06.]] And the Lord did this on the next day; all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but of the Israelitesâ livestock not one died.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] Pharaoh sent representatives to investigate, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of Israel had died. But Pharaohâs heart remained hard, and he did not release the people.
## Plague Six: Boils
**Destruction of the false god Isis- goddess of medicine and peace.**
[[#Verse 08.]] Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, âTake handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses throw it into the air while Pharaoh is watching.Â
[[#Verse 09.]] It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt and will cause boils to break out and fester on both people and animals in all the land of Egypt.âÂ
[[#Verse 10.]]Â So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh, Moses threw it into the air, and it caused festering boils to break out on both people and animals.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
[[#Verse 12.]] But the Lord hardened Pharaohâs heart, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted to Moses.
## Plague Seven: Hail
**Destruction of the false god Nut- goddess of the sky.**
[[#Verse 13.]]  The Lord said to Moses, âGet up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him, âThis is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has said: âRelease my people so that they may serve me!Â
[[#Verse 14.]] For this time I will send all my plagues on your very self and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.
[[#Verse 15.]] For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with plague, and you would have been destroyed from the earth.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] I am going to cause very severe hail to rain down about this time tomorrow, such hail as has never occurred in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.Â
[[#Verse 19.]] So now, send instructions to gather your livestock and all your possessions in the fields to a safe place. Every person or animal caught in the field and not brought into the houseâthe hail will come down on them, and they will die!âââ
[[#Verse 20.]] Those of Pharaohâs servants who feared the Lordâs message hurried to bring their servants and livestock into the houses,Â
[[#Verse 21.]] but those who did not take the Lordâs message seriously left their servants and their cattle in the field.
[[#Verse 22.]] Then the Lord said to Moses, âExtend your hand toward the sky that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on people and on animals, and on everything that grows in the field in the land of Egypt.âÂ
[[#Verse 23.]] When Moses extended his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire fell to the earth; so the Lord caused hail to rain down on the land of Egypt.Â
[[#Verse 24.]] Hail fell and fire mingled with the hail; the hail was so severe that there had not been any like it in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation.Â
[[#Verse 25.]] The hail struck everything in the open fields, both people and animals, throughout all the land of Egypt. The hail struck everything that grows in the field, and it broke all the trees of the field to pieces.Â
[[#Verse 26.]]Â Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was there no hail.
[[#Verse 27.]] So Pharaoh sent and summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, âI have sinned this time! The Lord is righteous, and I and my people are guilty.Â
[[#Verse 28.]] Pray to the Lord, for the mighty thunderings and hail are too much! I will release you and you will stay no longer.â
[[#Verse 29.]] Moses said to him, âWhen I leave the city I will spread my hands to the Lord, the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth belongs to the Lord.Â
[[#Verse 30.]] But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.â
[[#Verse 31.]] (Now the flax and the barley were struck by the hail, for the barley had ripened and the flax was in bud.
[[#Verse 32.]] But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they are later crops.)
[[#Verse 33.]] So Moses left Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the Lord, and the thunder and the hail ceased, and the rain stopped pouring on the earth.Â
[[#Verse 34.]] When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder ceased, he sinned again: both he and his servants hardened their hearts.Â
[[#Verse 35.]] So Pharaohâs heart remained hard, and he did not release the Israelites, as the Lord had predicted through Moses.
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
**Death of Livestock**: Destruction of the false god Hathor- goddess of love and protection. (Head of a cow)
**Boils**- Destruction of the false god Iris- goddess of medicine and peace.
**Hail**- Destruction of the false god Nut- goddess of the sky.
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The fifth plague struck horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats (9:3).
2. Egyptians honored cattle in religion. The Apis bull was worshiped at Memphis, and the goddess Hathor was often shown as a cow or with cow's horns.
3. The boils came from soot taken from a kiln (9:8-10), perhaps the kind of furnace connected to Israel's forced labor.
4. The magicians could not even stand before Moses because of the boils (9:11).
5. Paul quotes 9:16 in Romans 9:17.
6. For the first time, some of Pharaoh's own officials fear the word of the Lord (9:20).
7. Hail is rare in Egypt, which made a storm of hail mixed with fire unforgettable (9:24).
8. Flax and barley were ruined, but wheat and spelt were spared because they ripen later (9:31-32). This places the plague in late winter.
9. Pharaoh's "I have sinned" (9:27) is his first confession, but it does not last (9:34).
10. Moses spread out his hands to the Lord (9:29), a common posture of prayer in the Old Testament.
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Lord who makes a distinction for His people. God set apart Israel's livestock and land from judgment (9:4, 26), and there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. God says He raised Pharaoh up to show His power and make His name known (9:16). How can God use even stubborn people for His purposes?
2. Some of Pharaoh's officials took God's warning seriously and were spared (9:20-21). What warnings from God's Word do we need to take seriously?
3. Pharaoh said, "I have sinned," but quickly went back on his word (9:27, 34). What is the difference between regret and true repentance?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verse 4: The Lord distinguishes between Israel's livestock and Egypt's.
- đ verse 16: God raised up Pharaoh to show His power and proclaim His name in all the earth.
- đ verse 20: Those who feared the word of the Lord brought their servants and animals inside.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Romans 09#Verse 17.|Romans 9:17-18]] - God raised up Pharaoh to show His power.
- đ [[Romans 08#Verse 01.|Romans 8:1]] - No condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.
- đ [[Revelation 16#Verse 02.|Revelation 16:2]] - Painful sores in God's final judgments.
- đ [[Revelation 16#Verse 21.|Revelation 16:21]] - Huge hailstones fall from heaven.
- đ [[Psalm 78#Verse 47.|Psalm 78:47-48]] - God destroyed Egypt's vines and herds with hail.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Exodus 09- SOAP|Learning From the Stubbornness of Others]]
## đ Internal Notes