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Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Take handfuls of soot from a brick kiln, and have Moses toss it into the air while Pharaoh watches. Then ashes will spread like a fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, causing festering boils to break out on people and animals throughout the land.”

So they took soot from a brick kiln and went and stood before Pharaoh. As Pharaoh watched, Moses threw the soot into the air, and boils broke out on the people and animals alike. Even the magicians were unable to stand before Moses, because boils had broken out on them and all the Egyptians. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and just as the Lord had predicted to Moses, Pharaoh refused to listen. (vv. 8-12, NLT)

Go back to Pharaoh,” the Lord commanded Moses. “Tell him, this is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so than can worship Me. If you continue to hold them and refuse to let them go, the hand of the Lord will strike all your livestock-your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats-with a deadly plague. But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of the Israelites and that of the Egyptians. No a single one of Israel’s animals will die! The Lord has already set the time for the plague to begin. He as declared that He will strike the land tomorrow.'”

And the Lord did just as He had said. The next morning, all the livestock of the Egyptians died, but the Israelites didn’t lose a single animal. Pharaoh sent his officials to investigate, and they discovered that the Israelites had not lost a single animal! But even so, Pharaoh’s heart remained subborn, and he still refused to let the people go. (vv. 1-7, NLT)

Then the Lord told Moses, “Get up early in the morning and stand in Pharaoh’s way as he goes down to the river. Say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let My people go, so they can worship Me. If you refuse, then I will send swarms of flies on you , your officials, you people, and all your houses. The Egyptian homes wil be filled with flies, and the ground will be covered by them. But this time I will spare the region of Goshen, where My people live. No flies will be found there. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I am present even in the heart of your land. I will make a clear distinction between My people and your people. This miraculous sign will happen tomorrow.'” (vv. 20-23, NLT)

So Moses left Pharaoh’s palace and pleaded with the Lord to remove all the flies. And the Lord did as Moses asked and caused the swarms of flies to disappear from Pharaoh, his officials, and his people. Not a single fly remained. But Pharaoh again became stubborn and refused to let the people go. (vv. 30-32, NLT)

The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn in to swarms of gnats through the land of Egypt.'” So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land , covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust of Egypt turned to gnats. Pharaoh’s magicians tied to the the dame thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.

“This is the finger of God,” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heard remained hard. He would listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted. (vv. 16-19, NLT)

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron , ‘Raise the staff in your hand over all the rivers, canals, and ponds of Egypt, and bing up frogs over all the land.'” So Aaron raised his hand over the waters of Egypt , and frogs came up and covered the whole land! But the magicians were able to do the same thing with their magic. They, too caused the frogs to come upon the land of Egypt.

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so than can offer sacrifices to the Lord.”

“You set the time!” Moses replied. “Tell e when you want me to pray for you, your officials, and you houses will be rid of the frogs. They will remain only in the Nile.:

“Do it tomorrow,” Pharaoh replied.

“All right,” Moses replied, “it will be as soon as you have said. Then you will know that there is no one like the Lord our God. The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials, and your people. They will remain only in the Nile River.”

So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh’s palac, and Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh. And the Lord did just what Moses had predicted. The fogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields all died. The Egyptians piled them into great heaps, and a terrible stench filled the land. But when Pharaoh saw that relief had come, he became stubborn. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. (vv. 5-16, NLT)

Then the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and raise your hand over the waters of Egypt-all its rivers, canals, ponds, and all the reservoirs. Turn al the water to blood. Everywhere in Egypt the water will turn to blood, even the water stored in wooden bowls and stone pots.'”

So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. As Pharaoh and all his officials watched, Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile. Suddenly, the whole river turned to blood! The fish in the river died, and the water became so foul that the Egyptians couldn’t drink it. There was blood everywhere throughout the land of Egypt. But again, the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned the water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted. Pharaoh returned to his palace and put the whole thing out of his mind. Then all the Egyptians dug along the riverbank to find drinking water, for they couldn’t drink the water from the Nile.

Seven days passed from the time the Lord struck the Nile. (vv. 19-25, NLT)

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pay close attention to this. I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother, Aaron, will be your prophet. Tell Aaron everything I command you, and Aaron must command Pharaoh to let the people of Israel leave his country. But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down My fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue My forces-My people, the Israelites-from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. When I raise My powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”

So Moses and Aaron did just at the Lord had commanded them. Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three when they made their demands to Pharaoh.

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.’ When he does, say Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.'”

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. Pharaoh’s heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, as the Lord had predicted. (vv 1-13, NLT)

“Therefore, say to the people of Israel: ‘I am the Lord. I will free you from your oppression and will rescue you from your slavery in Egypt. I will redeem you with a powerful arm and great acts of judgement. I will claim you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord you God who has freed you from you oppression in Egypt. I will bring you into the land I swore to Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as your very own possession. I am the Lord!'”

Then the Lord told Moses “Go back to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and tell hi to let the people of Israel leave his country.”

“But, Lord!” Moses objected. “My own people won’t listen to me. How can I expect Pharaoh to listen: I am such a clumsy speaker!:

But the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them the orders for the Israelites and for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. (vv. 6-13, NLT)

After this presentation, to Israel’s leaders, Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: Let my people to so they may hold a festival in My honor in the wilderness.”

“Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to Him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”

But Moses and Aaron persisted. “The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they declared. “So let us take the three-day journey into the wilderness so we can offer sacrifices to the Lord our God. If we don’t He will kill us with the plague or with the sword.”

Pharaoh replied, “Moses and Aaron, why are you distracting the people from their tasks? Get back to work! Look, there of so many of your people in the land, and you are stopping them from their work.” (vv. 1-5, NLT)

Now the Lord had said to Aaron, “Go out into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So Aaron went and met Moses at the mountain of God and embraced him. Moses then told Aaron everything the Lord had commanded him to say. And he told him about the miraculous signs the Lord had commanded him to perform.

Then Moses and Aaron returned to Egypt and called the elders of Israel together. Aaron told them everything the Lord had told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. Then the people of Israel were convinced that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped. (vv. 27-31, NLT)