But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
Fourth, the Bible does not reveal how much time passed between the fifth plague and the seventh plague. 4 And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. God commanded Moses and Aaron to each take two handfuls of soot from a furnace, which Moses scattered skyward in Pharaoh's presence. Assuming it's correct to understand that Egypt is now bereft of all livestock (as verse six seems to plainly say), and knowing that livestock was critically important for the kingdom, Egyptian leadership would waste no time 'commandeering' the Hebrew livestock, at least in part. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.
The Fifth Plague: Livestock…5The LORD set a definite time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land." 6So the LORD did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the sons of Israel, not one died. The Egyptian sorcerers were afflicted along with everyone else, and were unable to heal themselves, much less the rest of Egypt.
Second, Exodus 9:19–20 mentions that those who “"feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh"” were told to get their livestock out of the fields. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.”’” 5 Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”
The fifth plague of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as judgment upon Egypt, through Moses, was the death of livestock, as recorded in the book of Exodus. Some scholars mention that these Egyptians may have been warned about the previous plague of pestilence (although it was not recorded), so they still had all of their livestock left. Following the fifth plague, which wiped out the livestock of Egypt, the Egyptians may have taken some of the livestock belonging to Israel. 2 For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them, 3 behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence. 7Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not even one of the livestock of Israel dead. The first option would require very little time to complete while the second would probably require at least a few weeks. So in Exodus 9:6, where it says that all the livestock of Egypt died, this view suggests that the animals belonging to these foreign vassals were spared if they obeyed God and not Pharaoh.
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. The soot induced festering šḥin eruptions on Egyptian men and livestock. In this scenario, God warned them to put all of their livestock in barns so they wouldn’t be killed by hail. But since the Bible does not specify how much time passed, either is possible.
The third possibility is similar to the previous explanation except that the survival of their livestock hinges on the phrase “servants of Pharaoh.” Perhaps this means they were not actually Egyptians, but other vassal subjects who were warned of the plagues so that their animals could be spared. The story is recorded in Exodus 9:1-7 (see text below).
The sixth plague of Egypt was šheḥin (שְׁחִין), a kind of skin disease, usually translated to English as "boils". Another possibility is that they bought (or took) livestock from surrounding areas (Libya, Ethiopia, Canaan, etc). The Egyptian gods insulted by this plague include Ptah (god of Memphis), Hathor (a goddess represented by a cow), and perhaps others as well. When I read Ex 9:1-7 this morning I thought to myself, "The Egyptians are obviously going to take from the Hebrew livestock." It just seemed to flow with their cruelty as seen previously when they were filling the Nile with dead Hebrew baby boys. 7 Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. So it seems reasonable to think that it was these, originally Hebrew, livestock that would have suffered in the hail.
6 So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died. In this plague, all the Egyptian livestock die, but not the Israelites' don't.
Fourth, the Bible does not reveal how much time passed between the fifth plague and the seventh plague. 4 And the Lord will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. God commanded Moses and Aaron to each take two handfuls of soot from a furnace, which Moses scattered skyward in Pharaoh's presence. Assuming it's correct to understand that Egypt is now bereft of all livestock (as verse six seems to plainly say), and knowing that livestock was critically important for the kingdom, Egyptian leadership would waste no time 'commandeering' the Hebrew livestock, at least in part. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.
The Fifth Plague: Livestock…5The LORD set a definite time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land." 6So the LORD did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the sons of Israel, not one died. The Egyptian sorcerers were afflicted along with everyone else, and were unable to heal themselves, much less the rest of Egypt.
Second, Exodus 9:19–20 mentions that those who “"feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh"” were told to get their livestock out of the fields. So nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel.”’” 5 Then the Lord appointed a set time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”
The fifth plague of the 10 plagues that the God of the Israelites sent as judgment upon Egypt, through Moses, was the death of livestock, as recorded in the book of Exodus. Some scholars mention that these Egyptians may have been warned about the previous plague of pestilence (although it was not recorded), so they still had all of their livestock left. Following the fifth plague, which wiped out the livestock of Egypt, the Egyptians may have taken some of the livestock belonging to Israel. 2 For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them, 3 behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep—a very severe pestilence. 7Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not even one of the livestock of Israel dead. The first option would require very little time to complete while the second would probably require at least a few weeks. So in Exodus 9:6, where it says that all the livestock of Egypt died, this view suggests that the animals belonging to these foreign vassals were spared if they obeyed God and not Pharaoh.
9 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, that they may serve Me. The soot induced festering šḥin eruptions on Egyptian men and livestock. In this scenario, God warned them to put all of their livestock in barns so they wouldn’t be killed by hail. But since the Bible does not specify how much time passed, either is possible.
The third possibility is similar to the previous explanation except that the survival of their livestock hinges on the phrase “servants of Pharaoh.” Perhaps this means they were not actually Egyptians, but other vassal subjects who were warned of the plagues so that their animals could be spared. The story is recorded in Exodus 9:1-7 (see text below).
The sixth plague of Egypt was šheḥin (שְׁחִין), a kind of skin disease, usually translated to English as "boils". Another possibility is that they bought (or took) livestock from surrounding areas (Libya, Ethiopia, Canaan, etc). The Egyptian gods insulted by this plague include Ptah (god of Memphis), Hathor (a goddess represented by a cow), and perhaps others as well. When I read Ex 9:1-7 this morning I thought to myself, "The Egyptians are obviously going to take from the Hebrew livestock." It just seemed to flow with their cruelty as seen previously when they were filling the Nile with dead Hebrew baby boys. 7 Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. So it seems reasonable to think that it was these, originally Hebrew, livestock that would have suffered in the hail.
6 So the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livestock of the children of Israel, not one died. In this plague, all the Egyptian livestock die, but not the Israelites' don't.
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