Exodus 10 - Two More plagues and Moses is Threatened

The eighth plague - locusts.

The Pharaoh is continuing to be stubborn while Egypt is destroyed with each plague being worse than the previous one. The Lord told Moses that he would continue to make the Pharaoh stubborn so that once he let the people go he would have a greater respect for God and so that the Israelites could tell their children and their grandchildren about these days.

Aaron and Moses approached the Pharaoh telling him that if he continue to be stubborn and refuse to let them go into the desert to worship their God he would invade their land with a plague of locusts like they had never before seen and it would eat all of the vegetation left in Egypt. The servants plead with the Pharaoh to please let the people go before there was no more Egypt, so he summoned back Moses and Aaron back and the Pharaoh tried to bargain with them that only the men go, no cattle, no children, and not their families.

The Lord told Moses to stretch forth his hand so that the locusts could destroy whatever the hail had not and everywhere became covered with locusts. There was nothing green left on the land. The Pharaoh sent quickly for Moses and Aaron confessing that he had sinned and begging for Moses to pray on his behalf. The moment Moses prayed and the Lord removed the locusts, the Pharaoh was again adamant refusing to let the Israelites go.

The ninth plague - darkness.

God told Moses to stretch forth his hand and the land of Egypt "may be such intense darkness that one can feel it." Egypt was enveloped in complete and total darkness for 3 days but the Israelites had light as normal. The Pharaoh told them they could go but without their flocks and herds and Moses told him that they needed their herds to present a sacrifice. The Pharaoh threatened Moses with death if he ever appeared in front of him again and Moses replied "Well said! I will never appear before you again!"  This is taken from The New American Bible.

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