13.
The twelfth and final conflict: The tenth plague — the slaughter of the firstborn
11:1—13:22
a.
Jehovah's sovereignty
11:1-10
Exo. 11
:1
11:1
Then Jehovah said to Moses, One more
aplague will I bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt; after that he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely
bdrive you out from here completely.
Exo. 11
:2
11:2
Speak now in the hearing of the people that each man is to ask of his neighbor and each woman of her neighbor for
aarticles of silver and articles of gold.
Exo. 11
:3
11:3
And Jehovah gave the people
afavor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.
Exo. 11
:4
11:4
And Moses said, Thus says Jehovah, About
amidnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt,
Exo. 11
:5
11:5
And all the
afirstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits upon his throne to the firstborn of the female slave who is behind the
bmillstones, and all the firstborn of cattle.
Exo. 11
:6
11:6
And there shall be a great
acry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as has not been or ever will be again.
Exo. 11
:7
11:7
But a dog shall not bark at any of the children of Israel, at man or beast, that you may
aknow that Jehovah makes a
bdistinction between the Egyptians and Israel.
Exo. 11
:8
11:8
And all these servants of yours shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying,
aGet out, you and all the people who follow you; and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
Exo. 11
:9
11:9
Then Jehovah said to Moses, Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that My
awonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
Exo. 11
:10
11:10
Thus Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, but Jehovah
ahardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did
bnot let the children of Israel go out of his land.
