Others might have reasoned that even though Egypt was steeped in idolatry and spiritism, it had risen to become a world power, while Jehovah’s people suffered as slaves!
فَمَعَ أَنَّ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ بَدَوْا مُزْدَهِرِينَ ،‏ آمَنَ مُوسَى بِأَنَّهُمْ سَيَهْلَكُونَ لَا مَحَالَةَ .‏