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3. MOSES AND AARON IN EGYPT
Chapter S 4:29-5:23 Before the Elders and Before Pharaoh
_ 1. Before the elders of Israel (Exodus 4:29)_
2. Before Pharaoh, and his answer (Exodus 5:1)
3. The increased...
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EXODUS 5:1 TO EXODUS 6:1 (Exodus 5:1 f. and Exodus 5:4 E, the rest J).
PHARAOH'S FIRST REFUSAL to let Israel go, and his increase of their
burdens. The bulk of the sto
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VAIN WORDS. Man's estimate of Divine revelation....
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THE TEXT OF EXODUS
TRANSLATION
5 And afterward Mo-ses and Aar-on came, and said unto Pha-raoh, Thus
saith Je-ho-vah, the God of Is-ra-el, Let my people go, that they may
hold a feast unto me in the wi...
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_LET THERE MORE WORK BE LAID UPON THE MEN, THAT THEY MAY LABOUR
THEREIN; AND LET THEM NOT REGARD VAIN WORDS._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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INCREASE OF THE OPPRESSION
1. PHARAOH] probably P. Merenptah. See on Exodus 1:8. His court may
have been at Zoan or Tanis during the events that ensued: cp. Psalms
78:12; Psalms 78:43; THE LORD GOD OF...
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EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION
THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT
EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 5
MOSES AND AARON VISIT *PHARAOH – VERSES 1-5
V1 Afterwards Moses an...
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LET THEM NOT REGARD VAIN WORDS. — Or, _false words._ The reference
is to the promises of deliverance wherewith Moses and Aaron had raised
the people’s hopes (Exodus 4:30). Pharaoh supposed these to be...
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תִּכְבַּ֧ד הָ עֲבֹדָ֛ה עַל ־הָ
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וְ
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CHAPTER V.
_ PHARAOH REFUSES._
Exodus 5:1.
After forty years of obscurity and silence, Moses re-enters the
magnificent halls where he had formerly turned his back upon so great
a place. The rod of a...
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THE REQUEST TO WORSHIP JEHOVAH ANSWERED BY OPPRESSION
Exodus 5:1
The bondage of Israel in Egypt is an apt type of our bondage to sin.
See John 8:34; Romans 7:23. The weary tyranny of our besetting si...
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Here we have the last picture of the people in bondage. As we follow
the history, we shall be particularly interested in noticing the
process through which Pharaoh passed. Here Moses and Aaron came to...
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(e) Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour
therein; and let them not regard (f) vain words.
(e) The more cruelly the tyranny rages, the nearer is God's help.
(f) Of Moses and...
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_Lying words, alluding to the proposals of Moses. (Haydock) -- Let
them not spend their time in idle conversation. (Calmet)_...
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This complaint of the idleness of the Israelites was false. See Exodus
1:11....
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There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more
decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows
it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
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9._Let there more work be laid upon the men. _Although Pharaoh knew
that he was cruelly entreating the unhappy Israelites, who ought, as
strangers, to be hospitably and kindly received, yet he says th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13.
At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the
struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not
let the p...
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LET THERE MORE WORK BE LAID UPON THE MEN,.... Instead of lessening it,
let it be increased, or "be heavy" k upon them, that it may oppress
and afflict them and keep them down, and weaken their strengt...
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Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour
therein; and let them not regard vain words.
Ver. 9. _And not regard vain words._] Vain lying words. So this
profane prince calleth and...
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_Vain words_ Those of Moses and Aaron, which he said were vain, or
false; that is, that they falsely pretended that their God had
commanded them to go and worship, when it was only a crafty design of...
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1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron for their message.
5 Hee encreaseth the Israelites taske.
15 Hee checketh their complaints.
19 They cry out vpon Moses and Aaron.
22 Moses complaineth to God.
1...
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D. MOSES AND AARON BEFORE PHARAOH. THE SEEMINGLY MISCHIEVOUAS EFFECT
OF THEIR DIVINE MESSAGE, AND THE DISCOURAGMENT OF THE PEOPLE AND THE
MESSENGERS THEMSELVES. GOD REVERSES THIS EFFECT NU SOLEMNLY PR...
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THE FIRST APPEAL TO PHARAOH AND THE RESULTS
(vs.1-23)
Moses and Aaron then gain an audience with Pharaoh, and simply tell
him the message that the Lord God of Israel has for him, "Let My
people go, t...
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LET THERE MORE WORK BE LAID UPON THE MEN:
_ Heb._ let the work be heavy upon the men...
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1-9 God will own his people, though poor and despised, and will find
a time to plead their cause. Pharaoh treated all he had heard with
contempt. He had no knowledge of Jehovah, no fear of him, no lo...
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The words of Moses and Aaron, which are vain or false, i.e. which they
falsely pretend to come from God, when it is only an ill design of
their own to advance themselves by raising sedition....
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The effect of the first appeal to Pharaoh seemed ought but
encouraging. The thought of losing Israel made him clutch them with
greater eagerness and watch them with greater vigilance. Whenever
Satan's...
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Exodus 5:9 work H5656 laid H3513 (H8799) men H582 labor H6213 (H8799)
regard H8159 (H8799) false...
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PHARAOH'S VINDICTIVE RESPONSE TO THEIR APPROACH (EXODUS 5:5).
a Pharaoh says, the people of the land are many and you make them rest
from their burdens (Exodus 5:5).
b Pharaoh commands officers and...
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CONTENTS: Moses' first contest with Pharaoh.
CHARACTERS: Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh, taskmasters.
CONCLUSION: God, in coming toward His people in mercy may sometimes
employ strange methods so that people...
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Exodus 5:1. _Moses and Aaron,_ accompanied by the elders, as in Exodus
6:26, went to Pharaoh.
Exodus 5:2. _Who is Jehovah?_ I know not JEHOVAH. The mythology of the
gentiles supposed every city, and e...
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_Ye shall no more give the people straw._
REQUIRING THE IMPOSSIBLE
I. That there are some people in society who strive to make those
under them do the impossible. Pharaoh tried to make the Israelite...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 5:1. Hold a feast] That is, of course, a religious
festival,—a “holyday,” as the same word is rendered Psalms 42:4;
“with processions and dancing,” of we keep close to the prim...
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EXPOSITION
EXODUS 5:6-2
Rulers are not always content simply to refuse inconvenient demands.
Sometimes they set to work with much ingenuity and worldly wisdom to
prevent their repetition. This is esp...
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And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told the Pharaoh, Thus
saith Jehovah God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a
feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah,...
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Let there more work be laid upon the men. Heb. Let the work 2 Kings
18:20 Job 16:3 Jeremiah 43:2 Zechariah 1:6...
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THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN PHARAOH AND GOD
Exodus 5:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The concluding verses of chapter 4, which link our last message with
this one, are most interesting. It would hardly do to pass...
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Vain words — Those of Moses and Aaron....