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This chapter records the 2nd, 3rd. and 4th. plague. Pharaoh refused to let the people of Israel go. Seven days later the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him that if he does not let the people go I will send a plague of Frogs." But again, Pharaoh was not impressed. So Moses said to Aaron, "Stretch out your hand and cause the frogs to come upon the land of Egypt." Frogs were everywhere. They were in their homes, their bedrooms and their beds. They were in their ovens, even in their mixing bowls. They were in their rivers, their pools and their canals. They covered the land of Egypt. Again Pharaoh's magicians duplicated the plague but they could not get rid of the frogs.
Pharaoh was concerned and he called Moses and Aaron and told them that he would let the people go and sacrifice to their Lord if they would get rid of the frogs.
Moses agreed, "Tomorrow, the frogs will be gone from everywhere accept the Nile, that you may know that there is no one like the Lord." But when Pharaoh saw that the frogs were gone, he hardened his heart and would not allow them to go.
Then God brought upon Egypt the 3rd. plague. A plague of gnats came upon the whole land of Egypt. From this point on, the so-called magicians, were of no use at all. They tried to duplicate the plague but could not. They finally admitted that what was happening was by the hand of God. But Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he would not listen to them.
Then the Lord brought upon Egypt the 4th. plague. Early the next morning, Moses met Pharaoh as he went out to the water. He said to Pharaoh, "Let the people go that they might serve the Lord, or I will send a plague of flies upon all the land accept Goshen, where the Israelites live." Pharaoh refused and the Lord sent a plague of flies. Again Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and told them it would be all right for them to sacrifice to their God, but they could not go out into the wilderness. But Moses replied that it would not be right for them to sacrifice to their Lord in front of the Egyptians, as this would be an abomination to them and they would stone the Hebrews. We must go a three-days journey into the wilderness. So Pharaoh agreed if Moses would pray and get rid of the flies. Moses prayed and the Lord removed the flies, but, Pharaoh's heart was hardened and he would not let the people go.
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