Exodus 8:23

Exo 8:23 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

Ver. 23. And I will put a division. ] Heb., A redemption; so Luke 1:68 . Aristotle reporteth that, when from the hill Etna there ran down a torrent of fire that consumed all the houses thereabouts, in the midst of those fearful flames the river of fire parted itself, and made a kind of lane for those who ventured to rescue their aged parents. This extorted from him an acknowledgment of God’s good providence for the godly here on earth. a

a Eνθα το των ευσεβων μενος εξοχως ετιμησε το δαιμονιον . Arist., De Mundo., cap. 6.