What does Exodus 9:13 mean?
This begins the account of the seventh plague (Exodus 9:24–25). As before (Exodus 5:1; 7:16; 8:1, 21; 9:1), God delivers an ultimatum to the Egyptian king. The Lord's command is the release of the Hebrew slaves (Exodus 1:11–14). These are God's people (Exodus 8:23) and He will see them freed (Exodus 3:20).Unlike other plagues, this one begins with an explanation of why this entire process is happening (Exodus 9:14–18). God has shown mercy to Egypt up until now. He could have wiped the entire civilization out at any time. Yet He graciously chose to offer chances for repentance. Pharaoh has ignored these (Exodus 5:2; 7:13–14, 22; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7). After this disaster, he will do so again (Exodus 9:34–35). He will then become an example (Exodus 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:8) of what happens when a person persists in openly defying God (Proverbs 29:1).