Exodus Chapter 5
With the approval of the Israelite community, Moses and Aaron go in to see Pharaoh and present God’s
demand.
Pharaoh responds by saying “I don’t know your God, the reason you
are doing this is that you are lazy and a dose of hard work will sort you out”
From now on the Israelites have to find straw to make strong
bricks, but the number they have to make has not been reduced.
Straw in bricks is actually quite important, it is mixed with the clay and the straw is much better in tension while the clay is very poor, so the straw adds strength to the bricks, the only problem is that straw and clay are not usually handily located in close proximity.
The subsequent beatings and punishments have a demoralising effect on the Israelites – they see
that Moses has made a bad situation far, far worse. And the community does not seem inclined to suffer in silence.
Moses rounds on god and says This is not what you promised.
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