Jacob's family multiplied in Egypt, and the new Pharoah feared them, and made them slaves. He also ordered the male sons of the Jews be killed but the midwives feared God and did not kill all the boys.
God does not forget the Israelites. He goes to Moses and tells him that he will be the one to deliver Israel.
Moses has many reasons not to go, but eventually he does. But Pharaoh is not willing to hear from Moses and does not fear God.
God tells Moses to expect Pharaoh to be obstinate, because God has hardened the heart Pharaoh, that God might display his power through the coming events.
So many plagues of nature occur because Pharaoh will not let the Israelites go. Many of the plagues are replicated by Pharaoh's magicians as well causing Pharaoh to doubt in the power of God.
I wonder if today we are in similar mindset as Pharaoh regarding supernatural signs. I think my default position is to explain things as just natural phenomena, rather then looking for divine explanation. However, just because we can pinpoint a scientific cause should not be a reason to discount God's revelation. God, may I have eyes to see, really see.
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