1) Egyptian slavery 2) God's command
3) To receive the Torah
4) To enter Canaan
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God instructed Moses to go to Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. He was to tell Pharaoh, "Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness."
the Egyptian Pharaoh
Pharaoh heart was hardened , so he would not let the Israelites free.
Moses is the figure who asked the Pharaoh of Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery, as described in the biblical Book of Exodus. He was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of bondage and confront Pharaoh, demanding their liberation. Despite multiple requests and demonstrations of divine power, Pharaoh repeatedly refused until a series of plagues ultimately compelled him to let the Israelites go.
This is due to the fact that the plagues were specifically addressed against the Egyptians. It was the Egyptian Pharaoh who was refusing to let the Israelites go.
Pharaoh ultimately let the Israelites go after a series of devastating plagues that struck Egypt, which were interpreted as signs of divine power. The final plague, the death of the firstborn, led to immense suffering and prompted Pharaoh to relent. Additionally, he faced increasing pressure from his own people, who urged him to release the Israelites to stop the calamities. This decision was seen as a culmination of God's will to liberate the Israelites from slavery.
In the Old Testament book of Exodus: Exo 9:7 Then Pharaoh sent, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of the Israelites was dead. But the heart of Pharaoh became hard, and he did not let the people go.
He answered them more than once (Exodus ch.5 to 11), but the gist of all the answers was that he refused to free the Israelites. (Sometimes he spoke of his own volition, not as an answer, and did proclaim the Israelites' emancipation, but in each case [except ch.12] he soon retracted.)
Moses told Pharaoh to let the people go free ten times.
He hardened his heart and refused to let the Israelites go (Exodus ch.8). See also:More about the Exodus
B/c of the ten plagues, but then he changed his mind and chased after the isrealites but was killed in the red sea when God dropped the waters on his army.
He realized, he didn't want all of those slaves gone, so he sent his soldiers to get them back. They were already crossing the Red Sea that Moses had parted so they chased them. But Moses, with the help of God, closed the Red Sea on them and they all drowned. So the Israelites got back to their land and the Pharaoh didn't capture them.