While conversing with Malak, Moses is horrified at learning the tenth plague will be the death of all firstborn children. The plagues of the death of livestock, boils, hail and thunder, locusts, and darkness continue to affect the Egyptians. Ramesses refuses to listen, insisting that to free the slaves would be economically impossible. Moses returns to confront Ramesses, demanding the Hebrews be released from servitude. All the water in the land turns to blood, and the Egyptians are further afflicted by the arrival of frogs, lice, and flies. Malak appears to Moses and explains that ten plagues will affect Egypt. The Hebrews start attacking the Egyptians, prompting Ramesses to execute slaves until Moses gives himself up. Using his military skills, he trains the slaves in the art of war. After he arrives in Egypt, Moses reunites with Nun and Joshua, as well as meeting his brother Aaron for the first time.
This drives a wedge between the couple, because Zipporah fears he will leave their family. While recovering, Moses confesses his past to Zipporah and reveals what God has asked him to do. He comes face to face with a burning bush and a boy called Malak, who serves as a representation of God. Nine years later, Moses gets injured during a rockslide. Moses becomes a shepherd, marries Zipporah and has a son Gershom. Following a journey into the desert, Moses comes to Midian where he meets Zipporah and her father, Jethro. Before leaving Egypt, Moses meets with his birth mother and Miriam, who refer to him by his birth name of Moishe. Although Tuya wants Moses to be put to death, Ramesses decides to send him into exile. When Ramesses threatens to cut off Miriam's arm, Moses comes to her defence, revealing he is a Hebrew. At the urging of Queen Tuya, he interrogates the servant Miriam, who denies being Moses' sister. Hegep arrives to reveal Moses' true identity, but Ramesses is conflicted about whether to believe the story. Seti dies shortly after Moses' return to Memphis, and Ramesses becomes the new Pharaoh. However, two Hebrews also overhear Nun's story and report their discovery to Hegep. Moses is stunned at the revelation and leaves angrily. Shortly afterwards, Moses meets Nun, who informs him of his true lineage he is the child of Hebrew parents who was sent by his sister Miriam to be raised by Pharaoh's daughter. Upon his arrival, he encounters the slave Joshua and is appalled by the horrific conditions of the slaves. Later, Moses is sent to the city of Pithom to meet with the Viceroy Hegep, who oversees the Hebrew slaves. During the attack on the Hittites, Moses saves Ramesses' life, leaving both men troubled. Seti I tells the two men of a recent prophecy in which one will save the other and become a leader.
In 1300 BC, Moses, a general and member of the royal family, prepares to attack the Hittite army with Prince Ramesses.