Moses Appeals From Pharaoh To God. Then Moses turned again to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm and oppression to this people? Why did You ever send me? [I cannot understand Your purpose!] Exo 5:22
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Nation Israel Delivered and Organized
ISRAEL IN EGYPT, Exodus 1:8-12:36
11. To whom did Moses turn when his oppressed brethren turned against him?
MAKING BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW
Then the Hebrew foremen came to Pharaoh and cried, “Why do you deal like this with your servants?
No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And look, your servants are being beaten, but it is the fault of your own people.”
But Pharaoh said, “You are lazy, very lazy and idle! That is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.’
Get out now and get to work; for no straw will be given to you, yet you are to deliver the same quota of bricks.”
The Hebrew foremen saw that they were in a bad situation because they were told, “You must not reduce [in the least] your daily quota of bricks.”
When they left Pharaoh’s presence, the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them.
And the foremen said to them, “May the LORD look upon you and judge you, because you have made us odious (something hated) in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and you have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
Then Moses turned again to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have You brought harm and oppression to this people? Why did You ever send me? [I cannot understand Your purpose!]
Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has harmed and oppressed this people, and You have done nothing at all to rescue Your people.”
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
On
Exodus 5:15-23
MOSES APPEALS FROM PHARAOH TO GOD
God’s way is to bring men to an end of themselves before He arises to their help. Our efforts to deliver ourselves only end in increasing our perplexities. The tale of bricks is doubled; the burdens augment; the strength of our purpose is broken; we are brought to the edge of despair. Probably this was the darkest hour in the life of the great leader. But from all the obloquy that was heaped on him, he took refuge in God. There is no other refuge for a limited man than “to return unto the Lord,” Exo_5:22. Return unto the Lord with your story of failure! Return unto Him for fresh instructions! Return unto Him with your appeal for his interposition! Be perfectly natural with your Heavenly Father! Humble yourself under His mighty hand! Even dare to reason with Him, saying: “Why!” Then the Lord will say to you, as to Moses: “Now thou shalt see what I will do.”
Comments by
WILLIAM MACDONALD
Believers Bible Commentary
On
Exodus 5:15-23
IV. MOSES’ CONFRONTATIONS WITH PHARAOH (5:1–7:13)
A. The First Confrontation (5:1–7:6)
5:15-23 Until now the straw had been provided for the Israelites. It was used to reinforce the bricks, and to keep them from sticking to the forms in which they were made. When the Jewish foremen were beaten, they protested to Pharaoh but received no consideration. Then they blamed Moses and Aaron, and Moses in turn blamed the LORD. Opposition from within the ranks of God’s people is often harder to bear than persecution from without.
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