Rashi (to 7:25) cited Chazal, that each Makah remained in force for a quarter of a month (a week). If that term had already elapsed, why did Moshe have to pray for the Barad to be removed? If the time had not yet passed, then the Makah would not last for its full duration!
Gur Aryeh, Maharal: Refer to 7:25:1.3:2, 7:25:1.3:3, and 7:25:1.3:4.
"ve'Rav mi'Heyos Kolos Elokim u'Varad". What are ht connotations of the word "ve'Rav"?
Rashi: 'Enough what Hashem has already sent'.
R. Bachye: 'Because He is great ? to deliver us from the sounds and the hail'. 1
Targum Onkelos: 'There is enough spaciousness before Hashem'.
R. Bachye equates Targum Onkelos (In answer #1) with this explanation.
"ve'Rav mi'Heyos Kolos Elokim u'Varad". Why did Par'oh ask specifically for the thunderous sounds (which accompanied the hail) to cease?
Refer to 9:14:1.1:1*** & 7:14:4:3.
R. Bachye: (in Pasuk 28): Because it was the thunder that frightened him more than the hail itself, and caused him to concede "Hashem ha'Tzadik ? !"
Why did Par'oh describe the thunder as "Kolos Elokim"?
R. Bachye: Because the powerful thunder-claps cast fear into the hearts of the Egyptians. 1
R. Bachye: In keeping with Chazal, who said ? in B'rachos, 59a - that thunder was created in order to break the crookedness in the heart.
"ve'Rav mi'Heyos Kolos Elokim u'Varad". Why did Par'oh ask for the thunder to cease before the hail?
R. Bachye: Because that is the order in which they struck (and the order which Moshe Davened for their cessation ? thunder-claps, which cast terror in the hearts of the Egyptians and created utter confucion, then the hail which killed them.
