Summary

Exodus 11 describes the final warning that God gives to Pharaoh through Moses about the impending tenth plague, which will lead to the release of the Israelites from Egypt.

Key Points

• God tells Moses that He will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and Egypt, after which Pharaoh will let the Israelites go (Exodus 11:1).

• God instructs the Israelites to ask their Egyptian neighbors for silver and gold jewelry (Exodus 11:2).

• The Lord gives the Israelites favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and Moses is highly regarded in Egypt (Exodus 11:3).

• Moses announces to Pharaoh that at midnight, the Lord will go out into the midst of Egypt, and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die (Exodus 11:4-5).

• There will be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been nor ever will be again (Exodus 11:6).

• None of the Israelites will be harmed, so that Pharaoh will know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel (Exodus 11:7).

• Moses tells Pharaoh that all his servants will come down to bow before Moses, begging the Israelites to leave Egypt (Exodus 11:8).

• Moses leaves Pharaoh in great anger, and the Lord tells Moses that Pharaoh will not listen, so that God's wonders may be multiplied in Egypt (Exodus 11:8-9).

• Moses and Aaron perform all these wonders before Pharaoh, but the Lord hardens Pharaoh's heart, and he does not let the Israelites go (Exodus 11:10).