Exodus 10:2 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Exodus 10:1–20

Read Exodus 10:2 with 10:1–20. The 10:2 clause “And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in…” moves “Locusts Consume What Hail Left” from its opening condition toward the unit's outcome. 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 10:2, the wording “And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in…” makes this verse's contribution precise. The 10:2 clause “And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in…” moves “Locusts Consume What Hail Left” from its opening condition toward the unit's outcome.