Exodus 10:16 Meaning
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
Context Explained
14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.
15For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
16Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you.
17Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.
18And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
1 John 1:9
Both verses emphasize the importance of confessing sins for forgiveness.
Proverbs 28:13
This verse teaches that those who conceal their sins will not prosper, similar to Pharaoh's situation.
Matthew 27:3
Judas' regret contrasts with Pharaoh's insincere confession.
Source: Exodus 10:16