Chapter VIII
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Second Plague, viii. 1–15.
Submission demanded. Severity of plague, 133.—Pharaoh humbles himself, 134.—“Glory over me.” Pharaoh breaks faith, 135.
The Third Plague, viii. 16–19.
Various theories. A surprise. Magicians baffled, 136.—What they confess, 137.
The Fourth Plague, viii. 20–32.
“Rising up early,” 137.—Bodily pain. Beetles or flies? “A mixture,” 138—Goshen exempt. Pharaoh suffers. He surrenders, 139.—Respite and treachery. Would Moses have returned? 140.