Exodus
10:21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses,
Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land
of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22
And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick
darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 23 They saw not one another, neither rose any
from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in
their dwellings. 24 And Pharaoh called
unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your
herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also
sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us;
there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the
LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come
thither. 27 But the LORD hardened
Pharaoh’s heart, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me,
take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face
thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said, Thou
hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
A
rod turned into a serpent, infestations of frogs, lice, flies, a great plague
among the Egyptian cattle, boils on the Egyptians themselves, hail mingled with
thunder and lightning and fire, a gigantic swarm of locusts, and now; pitch
black, a darkness that can be felt it is so dark.
Now
Moses lays on the Pharaoh that their herds and flocks must go with them for
sacrifices and burnt offerings although we all know the intention is to make
their escape from Egypt. Pharaoh, who was willing to let the people and even
the children go, refuses to permit them take their animals. He says that he
will not see Moses and Aaron again and Moses makes his ominous sounding
statement.
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