exodus 8

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
		It seems that God is requesting permission from pharaoh. God could have cut Pharaoh off from the first time the request came. But the Lord was so long suffering towards even pharaoh, that the argument should be settled, God gave pharaoh plenty of chances. Also this mercy display was for the reason that God could show His wonders in Egypt.
		8:7 Note that the magicians did so with their enchantments. Their brought frogs upon the land too. This was only trickery and it was not anything new or mysterious that they had done. All they did was to reproduce the same plague by trickery.
		The sad thing about this is that the people believed in the magicians when they duplicated the plagues. The people did not realize that the magicians were not doing anything spectacular.
		8;8-10 Note that Pharoah sends for Moses an Aaron to rid Egypt of the frogs. It had become unbearable to him.
		8:18 Dust in the land become lice. This must have been miserable, lice are blood sucking creatures.
		8:19 The magicians exclaim that this is the finger of God
Was the Land of Goshen troubled with the previous plagues?  Why is that in this plague the land f Goshen is mentioned specifically and it is not mentioned previously?		8:22 First mention of the Land of Goshen during the plagues. Swarm of flies.
What were the ten plagues of Egypt	1.     Water to blood 2.     Frogs 3.     Lice 4.     Flies 5.     Diseased lifestock 6.     boils 7.     fiery hail 8.     Locusts 9.     Darkness 10. Death of first born
		Pharaoh seems to make a compromise. He says the Israelites should sacrifice in Egypt. But Moses let him know that this is not pleasing to the Egyptians. As a matter of fact it is likely to cause the Egyptians to stone the Israelites.
		The rationale behind the pharaoh’s actions do not make sense. He says that he will let the people go, and as soon as the thing is removed, he returns to his old ways. No doubt pharaoh is being used as an example to the onlooking/unfallen eyes. As long as the punishment remains there will be remorse, but remove the punishment and the rebellion continues.