Bible History
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25-32. Pharaoh called for Moses, . . . Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land, &c.--Between impatient anxiety to be freed from this scourge and a reluctance on the part of the Hebrew bondsmen, the king followed the course of expediency; he proposed to let them free to engage in their religious rites within any part of the kingdom. But true to his instructions, Moses would accede to no such arrangement; he stated a most valid reason to show the danger of it, and the king having yielded so far as to allow them a brief holiday across the border, annexed to this concession a request that Moses would entreat with Jehovah for the removal of the plague. He promised to do so, and it was removed the following day. But no sooner was the pressure over than the spirit of Pharaoh, like a bent bow, sprang back to its wonted obduracy, and, regardless of his promise, he refused to let the people depart.
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Outline
1 Frogs are sent
8 Pharaoh asks Moses to entreat the Lord for their removal
12 Moses' prayer answered
16 The dust is turned into lice, which the magicians could not
do
20 The swarms of flies
25 Pharaoh inclines to let the people go
32 but again is hardened.
Ancient Customs
thy borders
frogs
the river
bedchamber
bed
magicians
enchantments
flies
abomination of the Egyptians
Quick Reference Map
Map of the Nile River and Egypt
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Painting of the Ancient Nile River by Roberts
Ancient Topics
only ye shall not go very far away
Ancient People
God, Moses, Pharaoh, Aaron
Egyptians
children of Israel
Hebrews
Geography
Egypt
thy borders
the land of Goshen
three days' journey into the wilderness
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The Old Testament
Exodus Resources
Moses
and the Exodus
The Giving of the Law
The
Tabernacle
The Wilderness Wanderings
