EXOD124 The biblical Pharaoh epitomizes an insincere penitent. When plagues continue to strike Egypt, he acts as if he were seized by remorse, and summons Moses and Aaron to tell them, "The Lord is in the right and I and my people are in the wrong. Plead with the Lord that there may be an end to God's thunder. I will let you go; you need stay no longer." A short time later, however, "When Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders had ceased, he became stubborn and reverted to his guilty ways ... and he would not let the Israelites go" Exodus 9:34-35