[[Exod-10]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Exod-09]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Exod-11]] --- ### and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your son's son, what things I have done to Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that you may know that I am Yahweh. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God predicts that the events and signs performed in Egypt will be recounted by Israelites to their descendants for generations to come, serving as perpetual proof of His identity. *Historical context*: This is fulfilled in the millennia-long Jewish tradition of the Passover Seder and the reading of the Haggadah, which explicitly commands parents to tell the story of the Exodus to their children as a foundational act of faith. *Related to*: ### behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country, and they shall cover the surface of the earth, so that one won't be able to see the earth. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Moses predicts that a devastating swarm of locusts will arrive the following day, covering the land and consuming all remaining vegetation. *Historical context*: Theological analysis often identifies this plague as a judgment against the Egyptian deity Nepri (god of grain) or Min (protector of crops), demonstrating divine control over nature. *Related to*: ### when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. The locusts went up over all the land of Egypt... they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The prediction of the locust swarm is realized exactly as Moses described, with the wind bringing the insects the next morning to strip the land of all plant life. *Historical context*: This event completed the destruction of Egypt's food supply, fulfilling the previous warning that the locusts would finish what the hail had started. *Related to*: tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country ### Before them there were no such locusts as they, nor will there ever be again. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that the magnitude and severity of this specific locust plague is a unique historical event that will never be matched in the future. *Historical context*: While locust swarms are a known natural phenomenon in the region, historians and theologians note that no recorded swarm in history matches the biblical description of total darkness and absolute eradication of all green matter across an entire nation in a single morning. *Related to*: ### Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God commands a prophecy of an impending supernatural darkness that is so thick it can be physically perceived. *Historical context*: This plague is frequently cited as a direct challenge to Ra, the Egyptian sun god, and the Pharaoh, who was considered the son of Ra. *Related to*: ### there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days... but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The predicted darkness occurs, lasting for three days and specifically exempting the Israelite dwellings, demonstrating a supernatural distinction. *Historical context*: Scholars distinguish this 'darkness' from natural sandstorms (Khamsin) due to its three-day duration, its tactile nature, and its localized specificity to the Egyptians. *Related to*: there may be darkness over the land of Egypt ### Moses said, "You have spoken well. I will see your face again no more." *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Moses predicts that he will never again seek an audience with Pharaoh or stand before him in a face-to-face meeting as a petitioner. *Historical context*: Theologians note that although Pharaoh 'calls for' Moses in [[Exod-12#v31|Exodus 12:31]] after the tenth plague, Moses does not return to the palace for a negotiation or audience; the final warnings of [[Cha|Chapter 11]] are considered to have been delivered immediately before Moses exited in this scene, or via messengers. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy