Pharaoh desired for the locusts to leave his land. He admitted sin and asked forgiveness for the locusts to be removed. He asked only for the previous sin however and asked pardon from only this specific plague. He did not want to give everything to God. This was not true repentance. Pharaoh was doing what he felt was necessary to get out from under this specific judgment. Once the locusts were gone, he went back to rejecting God and his man Moses.
True repentance means to turn away from sin. When we repent, we should ask God's forgiveness and then act out our remorse by refraining from committing the same act. True repentance yields change in our lives and is part of the process of sanctification. Pharaoh was not repentant.
As a result, the ninth plague was administered. Darkness covered the whole land. The Israelites were the only people in the land who were able to have light inside their homes. This plague showed God's power over the Sun god of the Egyptians. Again, all of the plagues were used to show the Egyptians, as well as the Israelites, that Jehovah God was and is the true God.
Pharaoh again tries to bargain with God and Moses by permitting all people to go worship but not the animals. This was not what God had requested. King Saul would learn this lesson later on that partial obedience is really disobedience. Moses was not satisfied and refused the plea bargain. For refusing to comply with God's wishes and for refusing to truly repent, Pharaoh was about to face a more severe consequence.
When we sin, we must be truly repentant in our hearts. We will struggle and fail from time to time. That is our nature. But we must fight the good fight and be moldable so that God can make us who He wants us to be. Give God the throne in your life today and experience the joy of the Lord!
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