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Exodus 11 |
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| 11:1
And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon
Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall
let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. |
The Tenth Plague
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| 11:2
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his
neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.
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| 11:3
And the LORD gave the people favour 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. |
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| 11:4
And Moses said, Thus
saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: |
(11:4-6) These verses clearly show that the mass
murder of innocent children by God (see 12:29-30) was
premeditated.
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| 11:5
And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh
that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant
that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
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| 11:6
And there shall be a
great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like
it, nor shall be like it any more. |
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| 11:7
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue,
against man or beast: that
ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians
and Israel. |
God will kill the Egyptian children to show that he
puts "a difference between the Egyptians and Israel."
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| 11:8
And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down
themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow
thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great
anger. |
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| 11:9
And the LORD said unto
Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be
multiplied in the land of Egypt. |
God explains to Moses that he has
been hardening Pharaoh's heart so that Pharaoh will not let the
Israelites go. God says that this way he'll be able to show off his latest signs
and wonders (by murdering little children).
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| 11:10
And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and he LORD hardened
Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out
of his land. |
God hardens Pharaoh's heart one
last time "so that he would not let the children of Israel go out
of his land." But this contradicts 1 Samuel 6:6,
which says that the Pharaoh hardened his own heart.
Who hardened the Pharaoh's heart?
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