Exodus 4:22

"The LORD said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the contrast between human disobedience and divine purpose. Despite Pharaoh's hardened heart, God’s plan unfolds through Moses, demonstrating that even seemingly insurmountable obstacles serve to reveal God’s power and sovereignty.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My firstborn -The expression would be perfectly intelligible to Pharaoh, whose official designation was “son of Ra.” In numberless inscriptions the Pharaohs are styled “own sons” or “beloved sons” of the deity. It is here applied for the first time to Israel; and as we learn fromExodus 4:23, emphatically in antithesis to Pharaoh’s own firstborn.

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