And afterwardMosesand Aaroncameand saidto Pharaoh,"Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,LetMy peoplegothat they may celebratea feastto Me in the wilderness.'"
Ahabsaidto Elijah,"Have you foundme, O my enemy?"And he answered,"I have found[you], becauseyou have soldyourself to doevilin the sightof the LORD.
I will also speakof Your testimoniesbeforekingsAnd shall not be ashamed.
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
For ifyou refuseto letMy peoplego,behold,tomorrowI will bringlocustsinto your territory.
Mosessaid,"We shall gowith our youngand our old;with our sonsand our daughters,with our flocksand our herdswe shall go,for we must hold a feastto the LORD."
"They will payheedto whatyou say;and you with the eldersof Israelwill cometo the kingof Egyptand you will sayto him, 'The LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,has metwith us. So now,please,let us goa threedays'journeyinto the wilderness,that we may sacrificeto the LORDour God.'
"Nowtherefore, I prayYou, ifI have foundfavorin Your sight,let me knowYour waysthat I may knowYou, sothat I may findfavorin Your sight.Considertoo, that thisnationis Your people."
"So I saidto you, 'LetMy songothat he may serveMe'; but you have refusedto lethim go.Behold,I will killyour son,your firstborn."'"
"Go,tellPharaohkingof Egyptto letthe sonsof Israelgoout of his land."
They were the ones who spoketo Pharaohkingof Egyptabout bringingout the sonsof Israelfrom Egypt;it was [the same] Mosesand Aaron.
"You shall sayto him, 'The LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,sentme to you, saying,"LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe in the wilderness.But behold,you have not listeneduntilnow."
"You shall speakallthat I commandyou, and your brotherAaronshall speakto Pharaohthat he letthe sonsof Israelgoout of his land.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Goto Pharaohand sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LORD,"LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Sayto Aaron,'Stretchout your staffand strikethe dustof the earth,that it may becomegnatsthrough allthe landof Egypt.'"
They didso;and Aaronstretchedout his handwith his staff,and struckthe dustof the earth,and there were gnatson manand beast.Allthe dustof the earthbecamegnatsthrough allthe landof Egypt.
Now the LORDsaidto Moses,"Riseearlyin the morningand presentyourselfbeforePharaoh,as he comesout to the water,and sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LORD,"LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
"We must goa threedays'journeyinto the wildernessand sacrificeto the LORDour Godas He commandsus."
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Goto Pharaohand speakto him, 'Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,"LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
"For ifyou refuseto let[them] goand continueto holdthem,
The LORDof hostswill preparea lavishbanquetfor allpeopleson thismountain;A banquetof agedwine,choicepieces with marrow,[And] refined,agedwine.
"And you, sonof man,neitherfearthem norfeartheir words,thoughthistlesand thornsare with you and you siton scorpions;neitherfeartheir wordsnorbe dismayedat their presence,for they are a rebellioushouse.
and you will evenbe broughtbeforegovernorsand kingsfor My sake,as a testimonyto them and to the Gentiles.
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
"And now,Lord,take noteof their threats,and grantthat Your bond-servantsmay speakYour wordwith allconfidence,
Thereforelet us celebrate the feast,not with oldleaven,norwith the leavenof maliceand wickedness,but with the unleavenedbread of sincerityand truth.
