The Lord knew that all the foregoing plagues would not be enough to make Pharaoh let the people go, but the last one would. However, all the preceding plagues had been part of the build up. The Israelites were to ask the Egyptians for silver and gold, because of the preceding plagues they would be desperate to see the back of them.
Interestingly, the Egyptians actually had quite a high opinion of Moses, Pharaoh was the stumbling block. The gradual build up of plagues and repeated requests had probably contributed, or at least maintained, Moses' reputation. Countries are sometimes led by idiots (no doubt you can name a few current countries to whom this applies ....).
The final plague would involve the deaths of all the firstborn in Egypt, from the least to the greatest. The Israelites would be spared.
In verse 8 it says that Moses left Pharaoh "hot with anger". There were several occasions when Moses displayed his anger, and it could get him into trouble. Indeed his anger was a contributory factor in his not being allowed into the Promised Land. We do well to heed the words of James 1:20.
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