Exodus 10:18

18 Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to God.

Exodus 10:18 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 10:18

And he went out from Pharaoh
Without the city, as he had been wont to do: and entreated the Lord; prayed to him that he would remove the plague of the locusts from the land.

Exodus 10:18 In-Context

16 Pharaoh had Moses and Aaron back in no time. He said, "I've sinned against your God and against you.
17 Overlook my sin one more time. Pray to your God to get me out of this - get death out of here!"
18 Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to God.
19 God reversed the wind - a powerful west wind took the locusts and dumped them into the Red Sea. There wasn't a single locust left in the whole country of Egypt.
20 But God made Pharaoh stubborn as ever. He still didn't release the Israelites. Strike Nine: Darkness
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