Exodus 8:22 gives us the clue to these successive visitations-"To the end that thou mayest know." The Egyptians worshiped the river from which the frogs came; were extremely punctilious in their purity by perpetual bathing; and sacrificed to the deities who presided over the noisome insect tribes. It was necessary to prove, therefore, that these gods were no gods, "but that the Lord made the heavens." The just and righteous Jehovah could not expect Pharaoh to obey His voice, until He had shown Himself to be God of gods and Lord of lords, and that He was Lord "in the middle of the earth." He is not an absentee; but nearer than breathing.
Notice the severance in Exodus 8:22! We do not belong to this world, because we have been crucified to it in Christ, and in Him have risen to the heavenly places. [source]
Chapter Summary: Exodus 8
1Frogs are sent 8Pharaoh complains to Moses, who by prayer removes them 16The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not do 20The plague of flies 25Pharaoh inclines to let the people go, but yet is hardened
What do the individual words in Exodus 8:30 mean?
So went outMosesfromPharaohand entreateduntoYahweh