Exodus 10:12 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Exodus 10:1–20

Read Exodus 10:12 with 10:1–20. In 10:12, “And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come…” locates the verse inside “Locusts Consume What Hail Left” and clarifies what changes before the next line. The whole unit shows: Hardening is framed as signs told across generations; Pharaoh's servants urge release, negotiations exclude dependents, locusts finish the crops, and an urgent confession again dissolves after relief.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Exodus 9:13–35 establishes the preceding movement: The hail speech explains preserved life and proclaimed name, permits Egyptians who fear the warning to shelter servants and animals, devastates exposed life and crops, and ends with Pharaoh's temporary confession and renewed sin. This unit escalates that movement: Hardening is framed as signs told across generations; Pharaoh's servants urge release, negotiations exclude dependents, locusts finish the crops, and an urgent confession again dissolves after relief. At 10:12, the wording “And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come…” makes this verse's contribution precise. In 10:12, “And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come…” locates the verse inside “Locusts Consume What Hail Left” and clarifies what changes before the next line.