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Exodus 8:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 8:26

Verse 26 of 32

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And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

Exodus 8:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 8:26

Theological / Devotional

It is not meet. “It would not be right to do so,” as in the RSV. Many animals were held sacred by the Egyptians, some universally and some only locally. By celebrating a great festival anywhere in Egypt the Israelites would inevitably offend the religious sensibilities of their neighbors. This fact was so obvious that even Pharaoh did not attempt to refute Moses’ arguments. He himself would have looked upon sacrificial rites performed by the Israelites as an outrageous insult to his gods.

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