Exodus 9:26 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Only in the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, there was no hail.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God protected His people from the devastating hailstorm that destroyed the rest of Egypt.

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In the book of Exodus, the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, and God sent a series of plagues to demonstrate His power and compel Pharaoh to release them. The seventh plague was a devastating hailstorm that ravaged the Egyptian land, destroying crops and livestock, but God specifically protected the region of Goshen where the Israelites resided to show His favor and sovereignty. This event underscored the separation between God's chosen people and the Egyptians who worshipped false gods.

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Genesis 47:27

The Israelites settled in Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there, prospered, and their population grew tremendously.

Genesis 46:34

You should tell them, 'Your servants have been livestock herders from our youth until now, both we and our fathers before us. This way you can live in the land of Goshen, because all shepherds are disgusting to the Egyptians.'

Genesis 50:8

All of Joseph's household, his brothers, and his father's family went with him. They only left behind their young children, their sheep, and their cattle in the land of Goshen.

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