that he refused to let the Israelites go. This was exactly what the LORD had said would happen.
But I know that the king of Egypt won't let you go unless something forces him to.
On the way the LORD said to Moses: When you get to Egypt, go to the king and work the miracles I have shown you. But I will make him so stubborn that he will refuse to let my people go.
The king behaved just as the LORD had said and stubbornly refused to listen.
When the king realized that the storm was over, he disobeyed once more. He and his officials were so stubborn