Pharoah is feeling the pain and pressure to let Israel go to serve the real God, so he begins to try to negotiate with Moses.  Pharoah repeatedly goes back on his word, first telling Moses he will let Israel go then hardening his heart against God and going back on his word.  

The confrontation between the true God of Israel and the false god of Pharoah becomes obvious. Egypt worshipped cattle and held Pharoah to be a god.  The true God shows that Pharoah and the false gods of Egypt are powerless. Further, Pharoah's stubbornness results in the common people of Egypt suffering, which shows how our sin causes suffering to innocent people around us. 

• Is Moses tempted to compromise? Why or why not?
• What happens when we insist on controlling something that God wants to control?
• Does Pharoah see enough fulfilled prophecies to realize that God is real?

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