EXODUS—NOTE ON Exodus 3:18 The powerful king of Egypt would think it ridiculous for Moses to make a request in the name of the LORD, the God of the Hebrews. What god would choose to be identified with a nation of slaves—and then also presume to make a request from the king of the nation that has enslaved them! let us go... that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. This demand is repeated throughout the plagues: “Let my people go, that they may serve me” (Exodus 7:16; Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20; Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:13; Exodus 10:3). Israel’s relationship with their Lord supersedes any claim that Pharaoh has on them.

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