Exodus 10:2

ESV and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and of your grandson how I have dealt harshly with the Egyptians and what signs I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord."

NIV that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord."

NASB and that you may tell in the presence of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I performed My signs among them, so that you may know that I am the Lord.'

CSB and so that you may tell your son and grandson how severely I dealt with the Egyptians and performed miraculous signs among them, and you will know that I am the Lord."

NLT I’ve also done it so you can tell your children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them — and so you will know that I am the Lord.'

KJV And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the Lord.

NKJV and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am the Lord.”

What does Exodus 10:2 mean?

The Lord didn't send catastrophes on Egypt out of spite. He offered the nation many, many chances to release their Hebrew slaves. Each opportunity was met with dishonesty and stubbornness. Finally, the Egyptian king has crossed a point of no return (Proverbs 29:1). God's use of these plagues (Exodus 3:20) is explained as a way to make His power famous for all of history (Exodus 10:1). Pharaoh's repeated defiance has turned him into a living illustration of God's wrath.

Each of the plagues has also countered Egyptian faith in their religious idols. Deities such as Hapi (Exodus 7:17), Khnum (Exodus 7:20), Heqet (Exodus 8:2), Hathor (Exodus 9:3), Apis (Exodus 9:4), Isis (Exodus 9:9), Sunu (Exodus 9:10), and Sekhmet (Exodus 9:10) all failed to prevent the God of Israel from commanding their spheres of influence. Even more dramatic was the distinction made between Egyptian and Israelites during the plagues (Exodus 8:22; 9:4, 7, 26).

The upcoming plague of darkness will challenge belief in the false god Ra, the most prominent of Egyptian idols.

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