The Ninth Plague: Darkness

Exodus 10

²¹ Then the Lord said to Moses, _l "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be _m darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness to be felt." ²² So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was pitch darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. ²³ They did not see one another, nor did anyone rise from his place for three days, but _n all the people of Israel had light where they lived. ²⁴ Then Pharaoh called Moses and said, _o "Go, serve the Lord; _p your little ones also may go with you; only let your flocks and your herds remain behind." ²⁵ But Moses said, "You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. ²⁶ Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the Lord our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there." ²⁷ But the Lord _q hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. ²⁸ Then Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die." ²⁹ Moses said, "As you say! _r I will not see your face again."

1. Cross References
   Exodus 10:12
   Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, so that they may come upon the land of Egypt and eat every plant in the land, all that the hail has left.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 105:28
   He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they did not rebel against his words.
   
3. Cross References
   Exodus 8:22
   But on that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, where my people dwell, so that no swarms of flies shall be there, that you may know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth.
   Exodus 9:4
   But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing of all that belongs to the people of Israel shall die."'
   Exodus 9:6
   And the next day the Lord did this thing. All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one of the livestock of the people of Israel died.
   
4. Cross References
   Exodus 10:8
   So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. And he said to them, "Go, serve the Lord your God. But which ones are to go?
   
5. Cross References
   Exodus 10:10
   But he said to them, "The Lord be with you, if ever I let you and your little ones go! Look, you have some evil purpose in mind.
   
6. Cross References
   Exodus 10:20
   But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go.
   
7. Cross References
   Hebrews 11:27
   By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.