But Pharaoh replied, “You are slackers! Slackers! That is why you are saying, ‘Let us go sacrifice to the Lord.’

On this day, in the month of Abib, you are going out.

The Lord will fight for you, and you can be still.”

Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God;

For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them,

Now be sure to make them according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.

Moses said to the Lord, “See, you have been saying to me, ‘Bring this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. But you said, ‘I know you by name, and also you have found favor in my sight.’

You go get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, because there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’”

But if you refuse to release them, then I am going to plague all your territory with frogs.

But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the Lord God.”

But if you refuse to release my people, I am going to bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

But Moses said, “Will you also provide us with sacrifices and burnt offerings that we may present them to the Lord our God?

Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good!

When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting by yourself, and all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”

God said, “Do not approach any closer! Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God.

But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off the foreskin of her son and touched it to Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

You are to speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh that he must release the Israelites from his land.

No! Go, you men only, and serve the Lord, for that is what you want.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.

And as for you, lift up your staff and extend your hand toward the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites may go through the middle of the sea on dry ground.