John Calvin Commentary Exodus 11:1

"And Jehovah said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether." — Exodus 11:1 (ASV)

And the Lord said to Moses.¹³¹ He now relates that it was not with self-conceived confidence that he was recently so elated, as we have seen him;¹³² but because he had been forewarned by divine revelation that the end of the contests was now near, and that nothing now remained but that Pharaoh should fall by his mortal wound. This verse, then, is connected with the preceding one and explains its cause, because Moses would not have been at liberty to interrupt the course of his vocation unless he had now plainly known that he was arriving at its conclusion.

Nor would it otherwise agree with what follows, namely, that Moses spoke to Pharaoh after he had declared that he would not appear in his sight anymore, unless the subject were continued without interruption. But this sentence is introduced parenthetically, meaning that however obstinate Pharaoh might be, the hour had now come in which he must succumb to God.

But God not only declares that the heart of Pharaoh would be changed, so that he would not hinder the people’s departure, but also that he himself would be anxious for that which he had so stubbornly refused. For this is the meaning of the words, he will not only send you away, but altogether thrust you out. For in his alarm at their presence, he eagerly drove them from his kingdom.

¹³¹ See Lat.., Dixerat autem.Dixerat autem.

¹³² “Tellement que sa confiance le fait parler haut;” as to be led by his confidence to use such high language. — Fr..