Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. Moses prays immediately, as he promised. The pattern established in verse 12 continues: Moses intercedes without delay, without conditions, without waiting to see what Pharaoh will do. The intercession is pure — it is not dependent on Pharaoh's good behavior, not withheld as leverage. Romans 12:21 says do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Moses' prayer for the man who enslaves his people is a form of overcoming evil with good — acting from the character of the God who sends rain on the just and unjust alike (Matthew 5:45). The prayer Moses offers for Pharaoh is an act of spiritual warfare, not in the sense of fighting against Pharaoh but of fighting for the space where God's power will be displayed.

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