What is the meaning of Exodus 10:28? Depart from me! Pharaoh’s curt dismissal reveals a heart already closed against God’s word. • Exodus 5:2 shows Pharaoh’s earlier defiance: “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice...?” That same unbelief surfaces here. • Like Cain in Genesis 4:16—who “went out from the presence of the LORD”—Pharaoh pushes God’s messenger away, illustrating John 3:19: “men loved darkness rather than light.” • God had told Moses in Exodus 4:21 that He would harden Pharaoh’s heart; this outburst demonstrates that hardening in real time. • 2 Timothy 3:8 compares those who “oppose the truth” to the magicians of Egypt; Pharaoh stands as the chief example. By saying “Depart,” Pharaoh thinks he can silence God, but he is only sealing his own judgment. Make sure you never see my face again, The king intensifies his rejection with a permanent ban. • Amos 8:11 warns of a famine “not of bread… but of hearing the words of the LORD.” Pharaoh voluntarily enters that famine by banning the prophet. • Proverbs 29:1 cautions that a man “stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed.” After nine plagues, Pharaoh is still stiff-necked. • Contrast this with God’s heart in 2 Chronicles 24:19: “He sent prophets… but they would not listen.” Pharaoh’s command guarantees he will not hear any more calls to repentance. • Luke 13:34 records Jesus lamenting those who refuse Him: “How often I wanted to gather your children… and you were not willing.” Pharaoh’s edict echoes that unwillingness. This ban shows the tragedy of shutting the door on God’s final warnings. for on the day you see my face, you will die. Pharaoh’s threat exposes pride and spiritual blindness. • Ironically, Exodus 11:4–6 reveals that death is coming—but to Pharaoh’s own firstborn, not to Moses. The ruler’s words foreshadow his nation’s judgment. • Proverbs 26:27 says, “He who digs a pit will fall into it.” The death sentence Pharaoh pronounces circles back on his own household in the tenth plague. • Psalm 2:1–6 pictures kings raging against the LORD, yet God “scoffs at them.” Pharaoh’s death threat is empty when weighed against God’s sovereign plan. • Revelation 17:14 reminds believers that “the Lamb will triumph, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings.” The contrast underscores who truly holds life and death. Pharaoh claims lethal authority, but real authority remains with the LORD who sent Moses. summary Exodus 10:28 captures Pharaoh’s last, defiant outburst: a command to leave, a permanent ban on God’s messenger, and a death threat meant to cow Moses. Each phrase exposes a progressively hardened heart, fulfilling God’s earlier warnings and setting the stage for the final plague. Pharaoh’s words showcase human pride colliding with divine sovereignty; the result will be judgment on Egypt and deliverance for Israel, proving yet again that “the LORD, He is God” (1 Kings 18:39). |
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