Exodus 10:17

Key Reflection

Pharaoh's rapid call for Moses and Aaron signifies his panic and desperation in the face of the thick darkness that covered Egypt. This event, occurring during the tenth plague, would have deeply impacted Pharaoh’s original audience, who would have understood it as a divine judgment on their king for persisting in refusing God’s commandments. The admission of sin underscores both Pharaoh's fear of the divine retribution and his acknowledgment of Moses and Aaron as representatives of a powerful deity.