Chapter IX The Fifth Plague, Ix. 1–7
First attack on life. Animals share our fortunes, 141. The new summons. Murrain, 142.—Pharaoh’s curiosity, 143.
The Sixth Plague, Ix. 8–12
No warning, yet Author manifest. Ashes of the furnace, 144.—-Suffering in the flesh. The magicians again. Pharaoh’s heart “made strong,” 145.—Dares not retaliate, 146.
The Seventh Plague, Ix. 13–35
Expostulation not mockery, 146–7.—God is wronged by slavery, 147.—Civil liberty is indebted to religion. “Plagues upon thine heart,” 148.—A mis-rendering: why he was not crushed, 149.—An opportunity of escape. The storm, 150.—Ruskin upon terrors of thunderstorm, 151.—Pharaoh confesses sin, 152.—Moses intercedes. The weather in history. Job’s assertion, 153.