The Lord had told Moses, “The king will not listen to you and Aaron so that I may do many miracles in the land of Egypt.”
The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the king of Egypt. I have made him and his officers stubborn so I could show them my powerful miracles.
“But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go,
The Lord said to Moses, “When you get back to Egypt, do all the miracles I have given you the power to do. Show them to the king of Egypt. But I will make the king very stubborn, and he will not let the people go.