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Moses asks Pharaoh to let the Hebrews go to sacrifice to God, but\\xa0Pharaoh instead makes their work harder, as slaves are not to petition\\xa0Pharaoh. The overseers see that the workload is too much but Pharaoh\\xa0calls the workers idle, as they are asking for time to spend\\xa0worshipping God.

When Pharaoh refuses, God hardens Pharaoh\'s heart initially to show\\xa0His great power, but soon Pharaoh hardens his own heart. God provides\\xa0the sign of a rod that turns into a snake, similar to a trick that the\\xa0Egyptian magicians would do, but God\'s miracle proves that it is no\\xa0trick. When Pharaoh is not moved, God turns the river red, and then\\xa0sends a plague of frogs and then gnats. Even the magicians are\\xa0convinced that this is not a trick at this point, but Pharaoh is\\xa0unmoved. After a plague of flies, Pharaoh offers to allow the Hebrews\\xa0to worship in Egypt, but Moses knows that this will merely anger the\\xa0Egyptians. Pharaoh then allows Moses to sacrifice outside of Egypt,\\xa0but would not let the Hebrews go.