“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.”
Faith overcometh fear, and maketh men bold in their vocation. And offer sacrifice.
“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.”
Hebrew, Lest he meet us with pestilence. Or, God hath met us.
“And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,”
Which were of the Israelites, and had charge to see them do their work.
“Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore : let them go and gather straw for themselves.”
Hebrew, yesterday and ere yesterday.
“Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. Let there: Heb. Let the work be heavy upon the men”
The more cruelly that tyrants rage, the nearer is God’s help. Of Moses and Aaron.
“And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. your daily: Heb. a matter of a day in his day”
Hebrew, the work of a day in his day.
“There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.”
Or, thy people the Egyptians are in fault.
“And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.”
Or, looked sad on them, which said.
“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 sword in their hand to slay us. to be: Heb. to stink”
Read Gen. 34:30 . It is a grievous thing to the servants of God to be accused of evil, specially of their brethren, when they do as their duty requireth.