8 All these officials of yours will come to me, bowing down before me and saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that I will leave.” Then Moses, hot with anger, left Pharaoh. Exodus 11
Let me paraphrase the previous verses. Moses told Pharaoh and his officials that the plague of the firstborn is coming. It will kill the firstborn son of all Egyptians, but spare the Israelites. After this plague, Pharaoh will let the Israelites go.
Pharaoh doesn't speak in these verses. What I find really interesting, is that whether Pharaoh said anything or not, Moses left angry. In fact - hot with anger. We don't know if Pharaoh said anything or made funny faces during Moses's latest declarations. But let's assume that Pharaoh said nothing. Moses came into the Pharaoh's presence, spouted off his prophecy, and turned around and left - angry.
So why, if Pharaoh didn't say anything, is Moses angry? This is the tenth plague to come. So Moses is probably tired of repeating himself. Have you ever had to repeat yourself, saying the same thing over and over, and wondering why the person listening isn't getting it? I have. I get frustrated and start to wonder if I began speaking a different language without realizing it.
The resolution was clear to Moses. Listen to what I'm saying! Listen to what God's telling you! And Pharaoh ignored it. Over and over again.
Sometimes things don't sink in after hearing them the first time and we need to hear it two or three times. God knows this, too. There are times where he's trying to tell us something and we don't pay attention. The difference is, God has the patience to keep telling us these things until we get it.
So try to listen a little harder, and find what God's been trying to tell you that you've been too hard headed to hear.
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