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Exodus 7

1. And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

2. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

6. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

7. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

8. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

9. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

10. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

11. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

12. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

13. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

14. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

15. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

16. And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

17. Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

18. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

19. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

20. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

22. And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

24. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

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Exodus 7

1. And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

2. Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

## After Moses tells God that the Pharaoh isn't going to listen to him because he was a man of unclean lips the Lord tell Moses that he had made him like a god to Pharaoh in his mindset toward Moses and that Aaron was going to be like a Moses's prophet or spokesman. So you shall speak all that I tell you to say and Aaron your brother shall speak it to the Pharaoh for you so that he send my people out of his land.

3. And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

4. But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

5. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

## And Pharaoh is not going to regard me and become hardened to me and will not listen to you. So I am going to multiply my signs and wonder in his land when I lay my hand on his land and bring my people my armies out of his land with great judgments and then will the Egyptians know that I am the Lord whenever I do stretch forth mine hand upon them and bring out my people from among them

6. And Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded them, so did they.

7. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

## So both Moses and Aaron obeyed the Lord all that was told to then they did it. At this time Moses was 40 years old and Aaron was 43 years old when they spoke to Pharaoh

8. And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

9. When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

10. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

## Now the Lord told Moses and Aaron that whenever Pharaoh speaks to you for you to shew him a miracle then you tell Aaron to throw his rod down before Pharaoh and it will become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron goes into Pharaoh and did what God said to do and Aaron threw his rod down before Pharaoh and before his servants and it became a serpent like God had said it would.

11. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

12. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

13. And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.

## And Pharaoh doesn't seem impressed and calls the wise men and sorcerers the magicians of Egypt and they also did the same thing with their enchantments as they threw down their rods and they became serpents and when they did that Aaron's rod ended up swallowing up all of their rods. And Pharaoh heart still remained untouched towards the lord God and did not listen to them just like God had said that he wouldn't listen

14. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

15. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

16. And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

## Now the Lord instructs Moses since Pharaoh remains hard towards me and refuses to let my people go. I want you to go to Pharaoh in the morning when he goes out unto the water and I want you to stand on the river's bank and wait on him to come and then you take the rod which turned to a serpent and take it in your hand and you tell Pharaoh that the Lord God of the Hebrews sent you unto him to tell him to Let my people go so they may serve me in the wilderness for hitherto you have not listened to me....... then you tell him.....vs 17-18 below

17. Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

18. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.

## In this judgment the Lord said you will know that "I am the Lord" when I put my hand on the waters in the river and they turn into blood and the fish of the river starts to die and then the river will begin to stink cause of it and all you Egyptians are going to lothe for a drink of water out of the river.

19. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

## The Lord told Moses to tell Aaron to take his rod and stretch it out upon the water of Egypt and upon the streams their rivers and their ponds and upon their pools of water that they may all become blood in order that their will be blood in all of the water everywhere throughout the land even down to the waters they have put into vessels of wood and stone. That is pretty massive here when you think about all the waters in the entire country of Egypt would be turned into blood in all the streams, all the ponds, all the rivers and all they water they had stored up to drink every bit of water in the entire land was going to be spoiled and turned into blood. As they would have literally nothing to drink and would loathe just for a drink of water from the river but wouldn't be able to get water to drink as the fish would die and begin to stink

20. And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

21. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

## And Moses and Aaron obeyed God and all the water in Egypt turned to blood and all the fish died and the river stank and the Egyptians couldn't drink the water just like God said would happen.

22. And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the Lord had said.

23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

24. And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

25. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the Lord had smitten the river.

## And once again the magicians of Egypt come forth and did the same thing by their enchantments and illusions so Pharaoh once again has no regard for what God wants and does not listen to the lord but turned and went back into his house and didn't let God's people go. The Egyptians had to dig around bout the river for drinking water cause they couldn't drink the water of the river. And after seven days went by after God had smote the river.........to be continued

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Exodus 8

1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

3. And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

4. And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

6. And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

8. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat 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 intreat 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.

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.

20. And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

22. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

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

24. And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

25. And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

26. 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?

27. We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.

28. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

29. And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

30. And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

31. And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

32. And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

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Exodus 8

1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2. And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

3. And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

4. And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

## Now after seven days had went by and having all the water in Egypt turned to blood the Lord speaks to Moses to go to Pharaoh again and tell him to Let my people go saith the Lord so they may serve me. And if he don't listen and want let them go then Look because I am going to strike all of his borders in his land with frogs. (eeek) and the river will bring up frogs in abundance and they will come up in your house into you bedrooms get on your beds be in your servants houses all thy people shall fall prey to these frogs they will be in your ovens and your kneadingtroughs the frogs are going to be everywhere in Egypt both on you and your people and your servants it is going to be frog country if you don't let my people go. (Man that would be so gross to have to deal with have frogs all in your bed in your ovens and where you cooked at yuk give me shivers thinking about it)

5. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

6. And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

## The Lord spoke to Moses to tell Aaron to stretch out his rod once again over the rivers and ponds and cause the frogs to come up on the land and Aaron did so and the frogs started coming up on the land and covered it. (I can't even imagine the sounds of those croaking frogs what that would sound like in abundance as they would be everywhere you turned. I can't even stand a cricket at night chirping when it gets in the house LoL let alone having to sleep with them and listen to em )

7. And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

8. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat 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 intreat 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.

## Again the magicians came and did this with their enchantments and illusions and brought up frogs on the land so Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron to him and told them to intreat the Lord for him so that he would take away the frogs from him and from his people and when he does I will let his people go so they can do sacrifice to the Lord.

## And Moses tell Pharaoh Glory over me when do you want me to intreat the Lord for you and your servants and people to kill the frogs so you can get them out of your houses so they will remain in the river only and not on land. And Pharaoh said one of the dumbest things I ever heard him say because instead of saying right now I want you to intreat the Lord right now so these frogs will leave then Pharaoh says I want you to intreat the Lord "tomorrow" so Pharaoh wants to stay one more night with the frogs how stupid is that. when he could have been delivered from them right then and there.

## After Moses says tomorrow Moses says okay be it according to your word so that he will know that there is none like unto the Lord our God and the frogs will leave from you and your houses and from your servants and thy people and will 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.

## So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh presence and the next day Moses cries out to God to remove the frogs that he brought upon Pharaoh and the Lord did so and the frogs died out of their houses throughout the land and in the fields. They was so many frogs it says the people gathered them up in heaps and the land stank because of the dead frogs. But whenever Pharaoh see's that there was relief from the frogs he still has no regards for God and does not let the Lord's people go as he said he would if they got rid of the frogs so he goes back on his word.

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.

## So again the Lord tell Moses to tell Aaron to stretch out his rod and smite the dust of the ground so that it will become lice all throughout all the land. and they obeyed the Lord and Aaron stretched out his rod and smote the dust and it turn into lice and the lice was on man and beast and all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. (And I thought the frogs was bad but lice all over your body and on all the animals as literally all of the dust of the land literally became lice. the magnitude of that eeewwweeee gross)

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.

20. And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

## The magicians come forth once again and they used their enchantments and illusions once more but this time they could not bring forth lice as their magicians tricks and illusions was brought to a haught and they couldn't mimic this judgment but instead they had to tell the Pharaoh that this was the very finger of God and Pharaoh stills does not regard God but stays in his stubborness holding onto God's people not regarding the Lord's will.

## So the Lord tells Moses to get up in the morning and stand before Pharaoh again he will go to the waters and when he does you tell him to let my people go so that they may serve me saith the Lord or else I am going to send swarms of flies on you on your servants and your people into your houses in all the houses they'll be swarms of flies and all over the ground the flies will be. (One thing I can't stand is a fly buzzing around your head let alone having to deal with whole swarms of them covering the whole ground and swarms being in your houses yuk yuk yuk)

22. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.

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

24. And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

## God went on to tell Moses to tell Pharaoh at the river when he came that he would sever the land of Goshen which is where the children of Israel dwelt at so that no swarms of flies would be there so that you will know for a certainty that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. And I am going to put a difference between my people and your people and tomorrow this sign will be as I have said. And Lord on the next day did what he said he was going to the swarm of flies came up into the house of Pharaoh his servants houses and in all the land of Egypt and the scriptures said vs 24 that the land was "corrupted" because of the flies. But the flies didn't go into Goshen at all where God's people were at dwelling.

25. And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

26. 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?

27. We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.

28. And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

## Now after the swarms of flies comes up Pharaoh hollers for Moses and Aaron again and tells them to sacrifice to their God in the land of Egypt and Moses says it not meet for them to sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God because if we do the Egyptians considered the Israelites unclean as they were keepers of the flocks or shepherds and the Egyptians thought shepherds were unclean so if they did sacrifice to the Lord in their midst then it would be an abomination to the Egyptians eyes and they will seek to stone us for it.

## So we will go three days journey in the wilderness and sacrifice to the lord our God their and he will then tell us what he wants from us. So Pharaoh says I will let you go that you may sacrifice to the Lord in the wilderness only you will not be allowed to go far away so talk to the Lord your God and get rid of these flies for me.

29. And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.

30. And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

31. And the Lord did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.

32. And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.

## Before Moses leaves Pharaoh's presence Moses says that he will talk to the lord on his behalf concerning the swarms of flies so that they will leave out the land to morrow but don't you deal decietfully any more in not letting God's people go so they can do sacrifice to the Lord. And Moses left his prescene and talked to the Lord on Pharaoh behalf and God listened to Moses and got rid of the swarms of flies out of the land. And when the flies went out down to the very last fly leaves Pharaoh doesn't have no regards still for the Lord's will and wouldn't let the children of Israel go

( talk about being stiffnecked and stubborn toward God over the control over the children of Israel man)

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Exodus 9

1. Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

3. Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous Murrain.

4. And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.

5. And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.

6. And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

7. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

8. And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

9. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

10. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.

11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

12. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.

13. And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

14. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

15. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

16. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

17. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

18. Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

19. Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

20. He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

21. And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

22. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

23. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

25. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28. Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

29. And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord's.

30. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.

31. And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

32. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

33. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

35. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.

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Exodus 9

1. Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2. For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

3. Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous Murrain.

4. And the Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.

## After Moses prays for the flies to leave the Lord tell Moses to go to Pharaoh and tell him to Let my people go so that they can serve me and if he refuses to let my people go so they can serve me. And he continues to hold my people still then I am going to put my hand on all the livestock in Egypt the cattle, horses, mules, camels, oxen and the sheep and they shall be a very grievous murrain. Which a murrain is any of various infectious disease of cattle, as anthrax. Obsolete a pestilence or dire disease. In other words a deadly disease that is common in livestock that will kill them. And God said that none of the diseases would come on any of the livestock belonging to the children of Israel and none of there livestock will die as he was going to sever them from the Egyptians livestock.

5. And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.

6. And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

7. And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.

## The Lord had set a appointed time in order for Pharaoh to let his people go before he would bring the grievous murrain on the livestock of Egypt and said that he would do this thing tomorrow but Pharaoh did not let the Lord's people go still by that time and on the next day the Lord did according to his word and all the cattle in Egypt died but not one of the children of Israel's cattle died. And Pharaoh had sent some down into Goshen where the children of Israel lived at and not one of their cattle was dead. And Pharaoh still refuses to heed to the will of God to release his people as he considered them his people and not the Lord's and still refuses to release them.

8. And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

9. And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

## Now the magicians with their enchantments are nowhere to be found anymore with their illusions and have stopped coming altogether now I see. But the Lord tells Moses and Aaron after all the cattle is dead in Egypt to take handfuls of ashes out of the furnace and let Moses sprinkle those ashes in the sight of Pharaoh toward the heavens and the ashes will turn into small dust in all the land of Egypt and afterwards blaines or boils will break out on all men in Egypt and upon their beast all throughout the land.

10. And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.

11. And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

12. And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had spoken unto Moses.

## Moses and Aaron obeyed the Lord and took the ashes out of the furnace and sprinkled them before Pharaoh in his sight and boils broke out upon man and the beast. And the magicians couldn't stand before Moses because the boils was even upon them and upon all the Egyptians. And still Pharaoh refuses to heed to the will of the Lord to set his people free so they can serve him and do sacrifice to him out in the wilderness. You would think that by now the Pharaoh would have learned that the children of Israel belonged to God and not to Him. But.........

13. And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

14. For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

15. For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

## The Lord tell Moses to get up early in the morning and go stand before Pharaoh and tell him thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews Let my people go that they may serve me. For this time I am going to send "all" my plagues upon your heart on your servants and upon the people of Egypt in order that you may know once and for all that their is none like me in all of the earth. For I am going to stretch out my hand and smite you and your people with pestilence or disease and you will be cut off from the earth entirely. And then where will you be in all of your pomp before me in other words.

16. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

17. As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

## The Lord went on to say for this very time I have raised you up and placed you as the king of Egypt in order to show in you my power that it is I who is "King" over my people Israel they belong to me not to thee in order that "My Name" not your name but my name "I Am the Lord God" may be declared and made known throughout all the earth. And yet you still exalt yourself over and above and against my people and will not let them go as if they belong to you as a possession.

18. Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

19. Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

## The Lord said that tomorrow around this same time I am going to cause it to rain a very grievous hail such as has not been seen ever in Egypt since the foundation of the earth even until now. So you need to send people out to gather in the cattle and the servants that are out in the fields along with the beasts and put shelter over them because if they are left out in the field the hail will come down on them and they will all die from it.

20. He that feared the word of the Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

21. And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

## All the servants of Pharaoh that feared the word of the Lord went out and gathered their own cattle and fled into their houses for shelter. And those of Pharaoh's servants that did not fear God they didn't heed the Lord's warnings and left their servants along with their cattle out in the fields. Which was very stupid as they have been eyewitness of all the things that have befallen the Egyptians come to pass and they just ignore the warnings and words of the Lord here. Man oh man

22. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

23. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

25. And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

26. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

## And the Lord tells Moses to stretch his hand toward heaven so that the hail will be in the land of Egypt upon man and upon beasts and every herb of the field throughout all of Egypt and Moses obeyed God and the Lord sent the thunder and hail and it says that fire ran along upon the ground and the Lord rained hail upon them as this was hail and fire that was mingled in with the hail and it was very grievous as never had been seen before. And just as the Lord had said all that was left out in the field with no shelter died both man beast and this hail mingled with fire burned and destroyed every herb in the field and it say it brake every tree out in the field as well.

## Now I have seen some bad thunderstorms before and even seen trees broken but every tree was broken or split by this storm of hail and fire mingled in with it. This storm did serious damage to the fields throughout the land of Egypt and killed the livestock left out in it and all the herbs of the field. But only in the land of Goshen where God's people were dwelling at did the hail not come on them and nothing was hurt or harmed.

27. And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

28. Intreat the Lord (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

## So Pharaoh sends and calls for both Moses and Aaron and says to them the he has sinned this time the Lord is righteous in his judgments upon me and it is I and also my people who are wicked in his sight. So it seems the Pharaoh is humbling himself and is softening his heart toward the will of the Lord and repents and confesses before Moses and Aaron and askes them to talk to the lord on his behalf for I've had enough of this mighty thundering and hail so talk to the Lord for me and my people and I will let you go and you shall stay no longer.

29. And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the Lord's.

30. But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the Lord God.

31. And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

32. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

33. And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the Lord: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

## So Moses says to Pharaoh as soon as I am gone out of the city I am going to spread my hands out unto the Lord and the thunders and hail will cease in order that you will know that the earth is the Lord's. But as far as you and your servants goes I know you will not yet fear the Lord God like you say. Because the flax and the barley was destroyed in the field as the barley was in full ear ready to be harvested and the flax was also ready. But the wheat and the rie was not destroyed because it had not yet come up out of the ground yet.

## As I imagine back from the time of Joseph if you will recall how that Joseph had made it a law that all the people had to give to Pharaoh a fifth part of all they grew out in the field as the people sold them selves and their land for food back them. So Moses perceives this about Pharaoh in that he is not being sincere and still is thinking he will survive this ordeal still yet as the wheat and rie didn't get destroyed in the field still in the ground. But Moses went out of the city and spread out his hands unto the Lord and the thunder and hail went away at that point.

34. And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

35. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the Lord had spoken by Moses.

## And whenever the Pharaoh saw the hail mingled with fire was stopped he sinned yet the more before the Lord and does not obey the Lord to let his people go and he refuses in his heart and not only he turns hard to the Lord but also his servants remains hard to the will of the Lord. So Moses is right in his assessment of what Pharaoh thought that he somehow could make it on the wheat and rie that was not destroyed out in the field cause it was not grown up yet and still is holding out hope against the Lord's will in letting the children of Israel go..........

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[darski]

I want to sign in for this group. I am getting caught up on the backlog but I figured I would go current anyway.

This thread is going to be such a blessing

[Giaour]

Welcome Darski,

Feel free to make any comments along the way.

It shouldnt take very long to catch up to us.

Exodus 10

1. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

2. And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.

3. And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

4. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

5. And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

6. And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

7. And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

8. And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?

9. And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.

10. And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

11. Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

12. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

13. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

14. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

15. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

16. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

17. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

18. And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

19. And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

20. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

21. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

22. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

23. They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

24. And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

25. And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

26. Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.

27. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

28. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

29. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

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Exodus 10

1. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

2. And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.

## The Lord tells Moses to go in unto Pharaoh and the Lord told Moses that the thought of me makes Pharaoh and his servants hard towards me but I have raised Him up in order to show my signs before him so that you may tell about my signs in the ears of thy son and thy son's son what things I have done in Egypt everything I did among them that you and your childrens children will know "I am the Lord."

## This is conjunction with Romans 9:15-28 and I wonder if God chose us personally and raised us up into a great position in order to show forth his glory in us I wonder if we would be hard toward the will of God or be humbled and let God have his way in us vs 23-24 in Romans 9 well this is what God has done he has chosen us in Christ in order to show his glory in us Christ in us the hope of glory we are his vessels of mercy as the Lord's glory has literally gone throughout all the earth to every nation now. (just some thoughts)

## But even to this day these stories of the signs and wonders and judgments are being told from generation to generation in order that we will know that "I AM is the Lord God in all the earth.

3. And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

## Moses and Aarom went into Pharaoh and told him thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long are you going to refuse to humble yourself before me and let my people go so they can serve me? God wants to know from Pharaoh himself how long is he going to resist his power as Pharaoh is threatened by God in his position as King of Egypt and is trying to remain strong in his pomp and arrogance refusing to humble his self in God's sight not letting his people go.

4. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

5. And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

6. And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

## After the Lord askes Pharaoh how long is he going to refuse to humble itself and let his people go the Lord says if you keep refusing to let my people go then look because on tomorrow I am going to bring locust into your coast and they are going to eat up everything that escaped from the hail and they will eat every tree that is growing fruit on it in the field. And these locusts will be in your houses and your servants houses as well a plague of locust like none of your people have seen before and after Moses spoke he leaves Pharaoh's presence

7. And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

## Now the servants of Pharaoh are beginning to come to their senses finally here as they tell Pharaoh How long are you going to let Moses be a snare to us? Just let the people go so they can serve the Lord their God don't you already know that Egypt is already destroyed? As Pharaoh is giving their own king cousel to let God's people go.

8. And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the Lord your God: but who are they that shall go?

9. And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the Lord.

10. And he said unto them, Let the Lord be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

11. Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

## And once again Moses and Aaron are called to come before Pharaoh and Pharaoh tells them to go and serve the Lord their God but who are they that shall go out? Then Moses says we will go with all our young and with our old our sons and daughters with our livestock and herbs and go for we must hold a feast unto our Lord. Then Pharaoh replies back Let the Lord be so with you as I will let you go and your little ones look or go see to it for evil is before you speaking of all the plagues. Pharaoh says not so you go that are men and serve the Lord in this thing you desire and Pharaoh drove Moses and Aaron out of his sight.

12. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

13. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

14. And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

## After being driven from the Pharaoh's sight the lord speaks to Moses and tell him to strech out his hand so that the locusts would come upon the land and eat up every herb of the land that was not destroyed with the hail mingled with fire and Moses did so and the Lord brought up an east wind all that day and all that night and by morning time the east wind brought the locusts. As these locust were all over the land and rested or stayed in the land of Egypt and these locusts was very grievous as it say that their was none like them before and none like them ever again.

15. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

## The loscust covered the entire face of the land in Egypt so much that the land was darkened because of the vastness of the number of them as they ate up everything in sight on the ground on the fruit trees and all that remained green from the hail mingled with fire all throughout the land of Egypt.

16. Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

17. Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the Lord your God, that he may take away from me this death only.

18. And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the Lord.

19. And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

## Then when the locust is every where and the land is darkened because of them Pharaoh calls for moses and aaron to come to him in haste or in a hurry this time and when they get their Pharaoh says I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. Now please forgive me my sins only this one time and talk to God so that he will take away all this death from me. So Moses leaves the Pharaoh's presence and talks to God and the Lord then brings in a strong west wind that takes the locusts out of the land as he used the east wind to bring them in but is using the west wind to take them out again and cast the locust into the Red sea so that none remained in the land.

20. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.

21. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

22. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

23. They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

## Again Pharaoh's heart is not humbled before God and he resist the will of God not letting the children of Israel go. So the Lord tells Moses this time to stretch out his hand again to the heavens so that their will be darkness over the land of Egypt a darkness that may be felt. So Moses obeyed and a thick darkness came into the land of Egypt for three days. And this was one massive darkness so dark it says that the people didn't even see each other neither did any body rise up for the place where they was at for a period of three days. But....... the children of Israel had light in their dwelling in the land of Goshen.

24. And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.

25. And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

26. Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.

## After three days Pharaoh hollers for Moses to come and Pharaoh tell Moses to go and serve the Lord but you cannot take your flocks and herds with you but you can take your little ones with you. And Moses reply was you must give us our sacrifices and burnt offerings, so that we can sacrifice unto our Lord God. As Pharaoh is being sly here as well not wanting them to sacrifice which would entail the livestock he is trying to keep from them as Pharaoh is still not wanting to acknowledge the Lord God here so he tries to keep their sacrifices their livestock because he is not wanting the Hebrew children pleasing the Lord their God with the sacrifieces they are to make in the wilderness. But Moses doesn't fall for it as Moses goes on to say that you must give us sacrifices and burnt offerings that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God and all our cattle must also go with us not one hoof shall be left behind because we have to have them to serve our God and we don't know just yet what the Lord wants us to do until we come to him.

27. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.

28. And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

29. And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.

## Now Moses was straight with the Pharaoh and it angered him so that he again refuses to humble himself before the Lord and would not let God's people go. And Pharaoh tell Moses to get our from before him and for him to take heed to himself that he does not see his face no more for in the day you do see my face again you're going to die. as Moses had in others times according to the word of the Lord went out to meet him in the morning when he went out to the river. And Pharaoh gives a stern warning to Moses if I see your face again before me I am going to have you killed. And Moses says you have well spoken your position and I will see your face no more from here on.

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