Exodus 10:24

"They didn’t see one another, and nobody rose from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings."

Key Reflection

This passage symbolizes the profound darkness and despair experienced by the Israelites during a plague that left them unable to move or look upon one another for three days, yet it also underscores how God provided light in their homes, offering a glimmer of hope amidst their suffering. This contrast between physical darkness and spiritual illumination prefigures themes of deliverance and divine intervention that are central to the Exodus narrative.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Your flocks and your herds -Pharaoh still exacts what would of course be a complete security for their return: but the demand was wholly incompatible with the object assigned for the journey into the wilderness.

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