God brought ten plagues upon Pharaoh and Egypt. These events are recorded in Exodus ch.7-12. See also:
In the biblical story, God used a series of plagues to demonstrate his power and persuade the Pharaoh to release the Israelites. After witnessing the devastating plagues firsthand, the Pharaoh eventually relented and allowed the Israelites to leave Egypt.
God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. He was to tell Pharaoh, "Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness."
Moses was a poor speaker whom God chose to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God sent plagues on Egypt through Moses to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Through God's guidance, Moses led the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt.
In Exodus chapter 4, Moses gains confidence and performs miraculous signs to convince the Israelites and Pharaoh of his mission from God. In Exodus chapter 5, Moses and Aaron request Pharaoh to release the Israelites to worship, but Pharaoh responds by increasing the work burden on the Israelites. The Israelites blame Moses and Aaron for making their situation worse.
God inflicted ten plagues on the Egyptians, including turning the Nile River into blood, sending locusts and frogs, and causing darkness. The most severe punishment was the death of the firstborn in every Egyptian household, leading to the eventual release of the Israelites from slavery.
One of the most important things Moses did was lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and to the Promised Land. He also received the Ten Commandments from God, which became a foundational moral code for the Israelites and later for many other civilizations.
God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. He was to tell Pharaoh, "Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness."
Pharaoh would not release the Israelites from Egypt. The Israelites were slaves to the Egyptians and God commanded Moses to free them.
Moses was a poor speaker whom God chose to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God sent plagues on Egypt through Moses to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites. Through God's guidance, Moses led the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt.
At the Burning Bush, God answered all of the questions which Moses had raised concerning his mission (Exodus ch.3 and 4). Once he had no further reason to hesitate, Moses accepted the mission to demand that Pharaoh free the Israelites.
They cried out to God (Exodus 14:10).
God caused them to be freed. Moses acted as God's messenger to speak to Pharaoh and to lead the Israelites. See also:More about MosesMore about the Exodus from Egypt
In Exodus chapter 4, Moses gains confidence and performs miraculous signs to convince the Israelites and Pharaoh of his mission from God. In Exodus chapter 5, Moses and Aaron request Pharaoh to release the Israelites to worship, but Pharaoh responds by increasing the work burden on the Israelites. The Israelites blame Moses and Aaron for making their situation worse.
Egypt's Pharaoh, Ramses II, was very stubborn and harsh at times. God sent the ten plagues because Pharaoh would not let God's people go, the Israelites. Pharaoh wanted them to continue as slaves, and when Moses asked him to let God's people go, Ramses refused, saying I am god! ( Egyptian pharaohs at the time believed they were sons of Ra, the Egyptian sun god.) Since God was mindful of His covenant (promise, agreement) with Abraham and Sarah (He promised them many descendants, as countless as the stars, and a great land), God sent the plagues in order for Egypt's pharaoh to believe and let God's people go. God didn't prefer to do this, but it was the only way to get Pharaoh to let the Israelites go free, to the promised land.
to free the Israelites
No god told Moses to tell Pharaoh that he should free gods people first.
The importance of Passover is that all the Israelites had been slaves in Egypt for 400 years. In the story of Passover God sends 10 plagues down on the Pharaoh and the rest of Egypt, and after the last one, the death of the first born, the Israelites were finally set free.
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