Exodus 10:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, 'Go ahead and worship the LORD your God. But tell me, who exactly will be going?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Pharaoh is finally agreeing to let the Israelites worship God, but he's trying to negotiate the terms by asking who can go.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative of Exodus, Moses and Aaron are acting as God's messengers to Pharaoh, demanding the release of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt amid a series of divine plagues. This verse occurs during the plague of locusts, where Pharaoh is reluctantly engaging in negotiations, trying to limit who can leave to worship God. It reflects the ongoing power struggle between Egypt's ruler and the sovereign God of Israel, highlighting Pharaoh's hardened heart and attempts to compromise.

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They have quickly turned away from the path I commanded them to follow. They have made a golden calf idol and worshipped it, offered sacrifices to it, and declared, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of Egypt!'

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Aaron took the gold from them and shaped it with an engraving tool, making it into a statue of a calf. Then the people said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you out of Egypt!'

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