By the end of Chapter 10 there is only one plague that remains. Pharaoh has now lost credibility before the eyes of his people. Even his servants have the boldness to confront him to tell him that he should let the Israel people go (Exodus 10:7), and yet his pride remains. God asks him in verse 3 "How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me?" This is a question that all of us should answer. God may not be bringing calamity upon you and your family right now but God "is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6). God is opposing Pharaoh and we get an opportunity to see how severe an opposition it can be. The ultimate opposition from God will be eternal wrath upon the proud; and it is loving of God to oppose the proud in this life in order for his soul to not have to be damned through the ultimate humbling in eternity. God is a God who humbles every proud person, either now or in eternity.
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