What happensPermalink
The plague on livestock spares the Israelite livestock. The plague of boils spares the Israelites. The plague of hail and fire kills all the Egyptian grain, but not the Israelite grain. Pharaoh sees his sin, but stays the course.
Why it mattersPermalink
The death of livestock and grain was devastating to Egypt, but God hardened Pharaoh’s heart to ensure that God’s total power would be known forever.
Key versePermalink
But when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet again and hardened his heart, he and his servants.