For the first time, we see Pharaoh’s officials intervene, beginning to feel exasperated and urging him to concede to the Hebrews’ petition. Their intervention is not to help the enslaved people but to protect the country, which is being ravaged (7). The officials’ petition leads Pharaoh to summon Moses and Aaron again to negotiate. The Egyptian king hesitates, suspecting a possible conspiracy (10). Although he agrees to let the men go and worship the Lord, the locusts are unleashed, prompting another confession of guilt and sin against God and the Israelites, along with a plea for forgiveness (16-17). However, even if this attitude from Pharaoh was what Moses expected, Pharaoh’s submission and repentance are meaningless. The truth is that he continues to resist letting the people go (20).