But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field. Two groups in Egypt: those who feared and those who ignored. The narrative at this point is drawing distinctions not just between Israel and Egypt but within Egypt itself. The plague will fall on both groups who ignored the warning equally — the class of their masters does not protect them. Galatians 3:28 says there is neither slave nor free in Christ; the hail makes no distinction within the category of those who ignored God's word either. The ignored word of God is not safely ignorable — it is simply the word of God, with all the consequences of rejection that implies. Proverbs 13:13 says whoever scorns instruction will pay for it. The slaves and livestock left in the field because their masters ignored the warning will pay for their masters' choices.

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