1 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “There is still one more plague that I will bring on Pharaoh and Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he finally lets you go, he will drive you away completely. 2 Instruct the people that every man and woman is to ask of his or her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold.” 3 Now Yahweh had made the Egyptians eager to please the Israelites. Moreover, the man Moses was very impressive in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and the people of Egypt. 4 Moses said, “Yahweh says this: 'About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. 5 All the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill grinding it, and to all the firstborn of the cattle. 6 Then there will be a great wailing throughout all the land of Egypt, such as has never been nor ever will be again. 7 But not even a dog will bark against any of the people of Israel, against either man or beast. In this way you will know that I am treating the Egyptians and the Israelites differently.' 8 All these servants of yours, Pharaoh, will come down to me and bow down to me. They will say, 'Go, you and all the people who follow you!' After that I will go out.” Then he went out from Pharaoh in great anger. 9 Yahweh said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you. This is so that I will do many amazing things in the land of Egypt.” 10 Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh. But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and Pharaoh did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.
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Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
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- 1 Leviticus 26:21; Genesis 15:14; Exodus 9:14; Exodus 3:20; Exodus 12:31–39
- 2 Exodus 3:22; Exodus 12:35–36; Haggai 2:8; Psalm 105:37; Matthew 20:15
- 3 Exodus 12:36; Exodus 3:21; Isaiah 60:14; Genesis 39:21; Revelation 3:9
- 4 Exodus 12:29; Exodus 12:12; Amos 4:10; Psalm 60:10; Job 34:20
- 5 Psalm 78:51; Exodus 12:29; Exodus 13:15; Matthew 24:41; Exodus 12:12
- 6 Exodus 12:30; Amos 5:17; Revelation 6:16–17; Isaiah 15:4–5; Revelation 18:18–19
- 7 Joshua 10:21; Exodus 8:22; Malachi 3:18; Exodus 10:23; Exodus 9:4
- 8 Exodus 12:31–33; Daniel 3:19; Ezekiel 3:14; Deuteronomy 32:24; Revelation 3:9
- 9 Exodus 7:3–4; Exodus 3:19; Exodus 10:1; Romans 9:16–18
- 10 Exodus 4:21; Exodus 10:27; Exodus 10:20; Exodus 7:13–14; Romans 2:4–5
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… left, both those who are at ease, and those in toil, as well from the one rank as from the other; even as in the Old Testament He saith, "From him that sitteth upon the throne to the captive woman that is at the mill." For since He had said, that hardly are the rich saved, He shows that not …
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