hebrew
1)

Considering that the locusts had already devoured all the fruit of the trees and whatever grew in the field, why did Pharaoh hurry to call Moshe and Aharon?

1.

Seforno: Before the locusts would devour the roots of the wheat and spelt and any other vegetation that remained from the hail.

2.

Oznayim la'Torah #1: Pharaoh hurried to stop them from destroying the clothes and vessels which they had already begun to attack. 1

3.

Oznayim la'Torah #2: Pharaoh hurried to call Moshe because he knew that the nature of locusts that remain a long time in one location lay myriads of eggs which would continue to plague them long after the original locusts had gone.

4.

Oznayim la'Torah #3: It is possible that, due to the fact that the ground - and therefore how much did, or did not, remain - was darkened, Pharaoh was unaware that nothing remained; and he was asking Moshe to Daven that the locusts should not devour everything. 2

5.

Because Pharaoh realized that Egypt was heading towards total ruin - seeing as they had lost all their sources of sustenance - first the fish and animals, and now fruit and vegetables; so it is not surprising that he quickly pleaded with Moshe and Aharon to Daven to Hashem before nothing remained.


1

Oznayim la'Torah: Refer to 10:14:0.1:1. This also explains why he referred to plague as 'this death' even though there was nothing green left for them to eat; and why Moshe too, hurried to Daven for their removal.

2

Oznayim la'Torah: And they would all die of hunger - the worst of deaths - See Eichah 4:9.

2)

What was Pharaoh's sin against Moshe and Aharon?

1.

Hadar Zekenim: He had expelled them from in front of him.

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