21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:
23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the Lord; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you.
25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the Lord our God.
26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the Lord our God; and we know not with what we must serve the Lord, until we come thither.
27 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die.
29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more. Exodus 10: 21-29KJV
The state of their hearts and understanding has become the physical state of their land. They wander in darkness all the time oblivious, but now the only light is in the homes of their slaves. I think if a man were to look deep enough, he could find those places inside himself, where the darkness can be felt, but his only remedy outside of God is to deny it or call it light. Pharaoh agrees again to let the people go, but again he would have his own terms. In the dark, our terms may seem logical, but in the light of Who God is and what belongs to Him, it is without understanding that we bargain with things we don't possess. The plague of darkness could have shed much light, however, when Moses does not agree to Pharaoh's terms, the Pharaoh threatens to kill the messenger.
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 7but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.…1 John 1:6-8
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