Exodus 11 Study Notes

11:7 The Lord promised that the Egyptians’ anguish would not turn into anger and recrimination as they prepared to leave.

11:8 Moses’s anger is unusual, since during the cycle of plagues nothing is said about his feelings. Moses expressed anger on behalf of the Lord, who had been angry when Moses repeatedly objected to obeying (4:14). The notice of anger contributes to recognizing that Moses, although he knew about the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart, considered him accountable for his actions. By the end of the tenth plague, Moses would in a sense be in the position of Pharaoh, with Pharaoh’s officials bowing as supplicants to Moses.

11:9-10 These verses echo 7:3-4.