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Verse Exodus 5:7. _STRAW TO MAKE BRICK_] There have been many
conjectures concerning the use of straw in making bricks. Some suppose
it was used merely for burning them, but this is unfounded. The
ea...
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Some of the most ancient buildings in Egypt were constructed of bricks
not burned, but dried in the sun; they were made of clay, or more
commonly of mud, mixed with straw chopped into small pieces. An...
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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 story is taken from J, but part of t...
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STRAW. _Tebn_, an Egyptian word for chaff, or chopped straw; not our
Eng. stubble....
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STRAW TO MAKE BRICK— The straw was mixed with clay and mud: "The
composition of bricks in Egypt," Dr. Shaw tells us, "was only a
mixture of clay, mud, and _straw,_ slightly blended and kneaded
togethe...
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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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_YE SHALL NO MORE GIVE THE PEOPLE STRAW TO MAKE BRICK, AS HERETOFORE:
LET THEM GO AND GATHER STRAW FOR THEMSELVES._
Ye shall no more give the people straw. The making of bricks appears
to have been a...
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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 O...
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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 and...
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STRAW TO MAKE BRICK. — “The use of crude brick was general in
Egypt for dwelling-houses, tombs, and ordinary buildings, the walls of
towns, fortresses, and the sacred enclosures of temples, and for al...
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לֹ֣א תֹאסִפ֞וּן לָ תֵ֨ת תֶּ֧בֶן לָ †
עָ֛ם לִ לְבֹּ֥ן הַ לְּבֵנִ֖ים כִּ
תְמֹ֣ול ש
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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...
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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 s...
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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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_Straw, beaten small and mixed with clay, to make brick and mortar.
See Ezechiel xiii. 11, 15; Chardin, Perse ii. p. 76._...
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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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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...
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YE SHALL NO MORE GIVE THE PEOPLE STRAW TO MAKE BRICK,.... Whether this
was given and used to mix with the clay, as is done in some places h,
that the bricks made thereof might be firmer and stronger,...
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Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore:
let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Ver. 7. _Ye shall no more give the people straw._] _Speculum
tyrannidis semper augesc...
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_Straw_ To mix with the clay. Shaw tells us in his _Travels_, (p.
136,) that “the composition of bricks in Egypt was only a mixture of
clay, mud, and straw, slightly blended and kneaded together, and...
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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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THE TASKMASTERS INSTRUCTED TO BURDEN THE PEOPLE...
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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,...
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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 straw was used either to mingle with the clay, that it might not
be too brittle; or to cover the clay when it was formed into bricks,
that the heat of the sun might not dry them too much, which mi...
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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 5:7 longer H3254 (H8686) give H5414 (H8800) people H5971 straw
H8401 make H3835 (H8800) brick H3843 before H8032 H8543 go H3212
(H8799) gather H7197 (H8782) straw H8401
straw - Genesis 24:25;...
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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...
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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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EXODUS 5:1 Moses and Aaron: Initial Request. This section describes
Moses’ and Aaron’s initial audience and request before Pharaoh
(Exodus 5:1) and the Lord’s promises and encouragement in light of
Ph...
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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 pri...
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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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straw....
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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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Straw — To mix with the clay, or to burn the brick with....