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the God of Israel

Pharaoh may have thought that this God of Israel only ruled over the Israelites. He did not yet understand that the God who ruled over Israel also ruled over the entire world.

Let my people go!

God told Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt (See: 09:13).

Pharaoh did not listen to them

Pharaoh heard what Moses and Aaron said, but did not do what they told him to do.

he forced them to work even harder

Pharaoh was angry that the Israelites wanted to leave Egypt. He made them work harder as a way to punish them for that desire.