“LET MY PEOPLE GO” thundered a man’s voice, shaking the Pharaoh's palace. It was the fourth time today that the vociferous exclamation echoed off the chambers of his lavish palace. He began to grow restless. He paced the palace, muttering to himself about how he must be losing his mind, as the only other person in the palace was his wife, and the voice certainly didn’t belong to her.
The Pharaoh knew exactly what the voice was referring to. Many years ago, his father’s father’s father won a war against the Hebrew people, and in turn, enslaved them. This proved useful and prosperous for the country of Egypt, but lately, the slaves began to grow restless. The Pharaoh had little understanding of these peoples religion, but to him it seemed juvenile and pointless to worship an all-knowing man to no avail. However, as of late it seemed this man was finally doing something in return for the Hebrews, and annoying the Duat out of the Pharaoh himself.
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This time the Lord told Moses “Tell Aaron, ‘hold your staff and strike the dust on the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.” Moses was finally beginning to believe, like his brother, that divine intervention genuinely was possible.
Moses informed his brother of God’s message, and that afternoon, they trekked into the sandiest part of the desert, and Aaron struck the ground with his staff, and as the Lord said, the dust became gnats. The gnats buzzed their way to the Pharaoh's palace, devouring everything in their way, plants, animals, and even people. Yet, they conveniently avoided the Hebrew village. When they reached the Pharaoh's palace, they devoured the garden that the Pharaoh loved so greatly.
The Pharaoh called upon his group of trusted magicians, who informed him through an incredibly informative song that this work was most certainly from God. But still, Pharaoh's heart hardened, and he refused to set the slaves