Pharaoh will still not allow God's people to travel into the wilderness to worship. Moses keeps highlighting the power of God to Pharaoh by announcing what God will do to convince the Egyptian leader of His dominance. Locusts, dust, hail, boils, and darkness all befall the nation of Egypt; but those who fear the Lord and listen to Moses' warnings are spared these calamities. Pharaoh finally lays down the ultimatum: You will never leave. You will never come into my presence again.
Moses announces the final judgment on Egypt: death of all the firstborn. This plague will so revolt the Egyptians that they will plead with Israel to leave. Moses promises that when they leave, not even the Egyptian dogs will growl at them as they pass - another indication of God's intervening in even the laws of nature.
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