Following the plague of the flies, the first of the plagues that distinguished the Israelites from the Egyptians, things were going to get deadly for the Egyptians. Up until now, the plagues merely caused discomfort, misery, and inconvenience, but now God was going to bring on another round of plagues, and this time people and animals would die. The livelihood of the whole Egyptian society would be destroyed and the land would be devastated. But it did not come without full warning. God had this message for Pharoah. He told Moses to go again to Pharoah, and this time Moses was to announce this message to Pharoah:
