Exodus Chapter 8 Verses 8-15 

:8 “Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. 13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”

“Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.”  In this, Pharaoh shows he has no qualms about lying or making false promises if he can get his way.  He, no doubt, believed that he was outsmarting Moses by lying to him and getting his way.   

“And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?”  Moses believed Pharaoh’s lies and thought that the victory was won.  He did this because he either did not believe what the LORD had told him or he did not listen to what the LORD had told him.  Moses was rejoicing but his joy would be short lived as Pharaoh would not keep his promise and would refuse to let the people go.   

“And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.  And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.”  Moses said, be it according to thy word, yet Pharaoh had no intention of keeping his word.  He only wanted the frogs to be gone, then he would refuse to let the people go.  It is true that there is none like unto the LORD our God, but Pharaoh because of his hard depraved heart is not going to recognize or believe in the LORD.  The same is true for unregenerate (not born again) men in all ages.   

“And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.  And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.”  The LORD had respect unto Moses and Aaron and the LORD did according to the word of Moses.  The LORD hears the petitions of his people and he answers their prayers.  

“And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.  But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”  Notice not only that Pharaoh lied and refused to keep his promise, but that he hardened his heart and hearkened not unto them as the LORD had said that he would.  Moses and Aaron learned a valuable lesson here.  It is far better to listen hear and believe what the LORD says than it is to believe the lying promises of wicked rulers.   

Verses 16-19 

:16 “And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”

 “And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.”  The same pattern continues whereby the LORD says unto Moses, who in turn speaks to Aaron, who in turn carries out the order.  This time the judgment is “lice throughout all the land of Egypt.”  This was certainly a miraculous judgment as lice was not summoned to come upon the land, but dust became lice throughout the land.      

“And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.”  God made the dust to become lice in man and in beast.  Only by the miraculous power of God could this happen.   

“And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.”  The magic and enchantments of the magicians can only go so far.  This was far beyond the ability of the magicians to make the dust lice.   

“Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”  Even when the magicians attributed this judgment to the finer of God, Pharaoh still did not believe and he hardened his heart.  The unregenerate will not believe no matter what miracle they are permitted to view.  This was true in Jesus day as we read: John 12:37 “But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:”  Also, once again it is pointed out to us and to Moses that Pharaoh would harden his heart until all the judgments were finished that God would send upon Egypt. 

Lice are feeding and sucking insects that are known to feed upon the skin of man and animals and to suck the blood of man and animals.  If left unchecked they will literally suck the life out of an individual.   

God created man from the dust of the earth and after Adam sinned, God said to the man “dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”  Lice are similar to sin in that lice will suck the lifeblood out of man and sin actually results in the loss of our natural life.