Exodus 8:28

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.

Cross-references

Exodus 8:8 Parallel

Exodus 8:8 records Pharaoh's identical earlier request to pray and promise to release — revealing his repeated deceitful pattern.

Exodus 8:29 Historical context

Exodus 8:29 is Moses' immediate reply — he agrees to pray but warns Pharaoh not to deal deceitfully again.

Exodus 9:28 Parallel

Exodus 9:28 shows Pharaoh again asking Moses to pray and promising to let Israel go — the same insincere pattern during hail.

Exodus 10:17 records Pharaoh's similar plea during locusts — 'intreat the LORD' and forgive his sin — reinforcing his false repentance.

Exodus 10:18 records Moses leaving Pharaoh and praying to the LORD — the actual intercession following Pharaoh's request in 10:17.

In Exodus 10:24, Pharaoh again offers a conditional release, now restricting livestock instead of distance—continuing his pattern of partial concessions during plagues.

Exodus 12:32 shows Pharaoh finally releasing all their flocks without conditions, contrasting his earlier restrictive offer here.

1 Kings 13:6 has King Jeroboam asking a man of God to 'intreat' for him — a parallel of a ruler seeking prophetic intercession.

Acts 8:24 Parallel

Acts 8:24 has Simon the sorcerer asking Peter to pray for him — a direct parallel to Pharaoh's request for Moses to intercede.

Jeremiah 37:3 has King Zedekiah asking Jeremiah to pray—a direct parallel of a ruler seeking prophetic intercession for deliverance.

Jeremiah 42:2 shows the remnant asking Jeremiah to pray—reinforcing the theme of people seeking intercession from God's prophet.

Numbers 21:7 also has people asking Moses to pray, but it's Israel confessing sin—unlike Pharaoh's self-serving request for intercession.