Lutheran Lens Commentary: Exodus 8:1-15

## Lutheran Lens Reading of Exodus 8:1-15

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read this passage, Exodus 8:1-15, as a profound display of the Law — God's demands and judgments made manifest through the plagues, which expose Pharaoh's hardened heart and human inability to comply with God's will. Here, we see the tension between God's righteous judgment and the mercy that points forward to Christ, as the plagues highlight human sinfulness and the need for a Redeemer. This text is a stark reminder that, apart from divine intervention, humanity remains in bondage, just as Egypt was, necessitating deliverance through Christ, the true Passover Lamb.

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