God sends Moses to Pharaoh with a bold declaration: “Let my people go, so they may worship me.” This time, God reveals the deeper reason behind the plagues, not just punishment, but revelation: “I have let you live to show you my power so the whole world may know my name.” Pharaoh is warned of a hailstorm, and the people are given a choice: shelter or suffer.

(It reads in Exodus 9:13–21 Easy) Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Get up early in the morning and go to Pharaoh. Say to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Israelites says: Let my people go to worship me. This time, I will send all my troubles to punish you. I will send them against you, your officers and your people. I want you to know that there is nobody as great as me in the whole earth. That is why I am doing this. Already I could have used my power to destroy you and your people. With one very bad trouble, I could have removed you from the earth. But I have let you live, to show you my power. Then people all over the world will know how great I am. You are still too proud to let my people go. Look! Tomorrow at this time, I will send a very great storm of hail. Nobody has ever seen hail fall like this in Egypt before now. From Egypt’s first day as a country until today, nobody has seen a storm like this. Now send your servants out to tell this message to your people. You must bring into your houses all your animals from the fields to be safe. The hail will fall on every person and on every animal that is still outside. They will all die.” ’Some of Pharaoh’s officers were afraid of what the Lord said he would do. So they quickly brought their servants and animals inside their houses. But others did not believe the Lord’s message. They left their servants and animals outside in the fields.

Father God, when thunder rolls and hail falls, remind us that You are still near. You speak through storms, but You also shelter us in Goshen grace. Soften our hearts, Lord. Teach us to listen, to repent, to trust and obey You. Let Your mercy fall like rain, and Your love rise like sun after the storm. Love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.