Category: Exodus Chapter 5
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When the People Turned on Moses, Moses Turned to the Lord – Exodus 5:20-23
Exodus 5:20-23 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a…
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They Cried to Pharaoh Instead of to God – Exodus 5:10-19
Exodus 5:10-19 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. So the people were scattered. And the…
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No Straw, No Relief, No Reduced Quota – Exodus 5:8
Exodus 5:8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. This shows just how cruel Pharaoh really was. He took away the straw, but he…
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Pharaoh Made Their Burden Heavier When God’s Word Came – Exodus 5:5-7
Exodus 5:5-7 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather…
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Pharaoh Had No Use for Worship, Only Work – Exodus 5:4
Exodus 5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. Pharaoh’s answer is short, sharp, and very revealing. In essence, he says, “Why are you interrupting production? Why are you turning people away from their work? Get back…
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Before Deliverance Comes Worship – Exodus 5:3
Exodus 5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. This request was modest, but it was very revealing. God certainly…
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Pharaoh Refused the Lord Because He Refused to Bow – Exodus 5:1-2
Exodus 5:1-2 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? … I know not…