And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD’s.
Moses replied to him, 'As soon as I leave the city, I will lift up my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so that you will know the earth belongs to the LORD.'
Moses is telling Pharaoh that God will stop the devastating hailstorm when Moses prays, proving that God is the true ruler over all the earth.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, Moses is confronting Pharaoh during the series of plagues sent by God to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. This particular verse occurs during the seventh plague, a severe hailstorm that devastated the land, and Moses is assuring Pharaoh that the storm will stop once he prays to God. The purpose is to demonstrate to Pharaoh and the Egyptians that the Lord is the true sovereign over all the earth.
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