I didn't exactly intend there to be a part two, but as I read chapter 11 of Exodus this morning, the word "multiplied" jumped out at me. By chapter 11, we've moved from the oppression of the Hebrews in Egypt all the way through the ninth plague. And Moses has told Pharaoh that God is going to send a final plague in which all the firstborn of Egypt will die.
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."
Exodus 11:9 (emphasis mine)
When Moses first returned to Egypt from Midian, he went to Pharaoh as God had commanded, but the results were not at all what he was expecting. Rather than releasing the Hebrews, Pharaoh INCREASED their workload by telling them to gather their own straw while making the same number of bricks. (Prior to this, Pharaoh had provided straw for them.) Moses went to God and prayed, "...you have not delivered your people at all." For the next few chapters God does wonder after wonder with the purpose of revealing Himself both to the Hebrews as the God who saves them, and to the Egyptians as the God who is greater than all their gods combined. And their story serves the same purpose for us today. That you may know...
I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Your way, O God, is holy. What god is great like our God? You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples.
Psalms 77:11-14
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