Exodus 8:1 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The LORD said to Moses, 'Go to Pharaoh and tell him: This is what the LORD says - Let my people go so they can worship me.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is commanding Moses to demand that Pharaoh release the Israelites from slavery so they can worship God freely.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during the ten plagues in Egypt, when the Israelites had been enslaved for about 400 years. Moses had already confronted Pharaoh multiple times, but the Egyptian king continued to refuse to let the Hebrew people leave. This verse introduces the plague of frogs, the second of ten miraculous judgments God would bring upon Egypt.

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And they will listen to what you say. You and the leaders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt and tell him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

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And I say to you, 'Let my son go, so that he may worship me.' If you refuse to let him go, I will kill your son—your firstborn.

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