Pharaoh had not listened. God warned Pharaoh through Moses that He would send one last plague. After this tenthplague, Pharaoh would finally let the people of Israel leave Egypt.
Moses told Pharaoh, "The eldest son of all Egyptians,whether free or slave, will die. The firstborn of all your animals will die,as well. The children of the Hebrew families, though, will be safe. This is to show that God sees a difference between your peopleand His."
Pharaoh did not believe such a thing could happen. It would mean his own son would die. They would lose all the new calves and goats and sheep, too. Pharaoh trembled with rage. How dare this Hebrew threaten him that way?
Pharaoh decided not to believe in God's power. He closed his mind and told himself, "This could never happen."
"Out! Out of here!" he yelled at Moses. Moses left Pharaoh.
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