Exodus 5:1, Pharaoh chides Moses and Aaron for their message; Exodus 5:6, He increases the Israelites’ task; Exodus 5:15, He checks their complaints; Exodus 5:19, They cry out upon Moses and Aaron; Exodus 5:22, Moses complains to God.
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Exodus 5 — OverviewExodus 5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoses and Aaron are here dealing with Pharaoh, to get leave of him to
go and worship in the wilderness. I. They demand leave in the name of
God (ver. 1), and he answers their demand with a defiance of God, ver.…Exodus 5 — OverviewExodus 5 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMoses and Aaron go in to Pharaoh, and desire leave for the children of Israel to go into the wilderness three days' journey, to sacrifice to the Lord, and are answered in a very churlish and atheistical manner, and are…Exodus 5:1-2Exodus 5:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoses and Aaron, having delivered their message to the elders of
Israel, with whom they found good acceptance, are now to deal with
Pharaoh, to whom they come in peril of their lives--Moses particularly,
who…Exodus 5:1Exodus 5:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd afterward. The interposition of some not inconsiderable space of time seems to be implied. Menephthah resided partly at Memphis, partly at Zoan (Tanis). Moses and Aaron may have had to wait until he returned from…Exodus 5:1-4Exodus 5:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryA first interview.
Accompanied by Aaron, Moses passes again through the hails of the Pharaohs from which he has been so long a stranger. Kings, courtiers, and people are different; but all else gates and pillars,…Exodus 5:1-5Exodus 5:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryFIRST APPEAL OF MOSES TO PHARAOH, AND INCREASE OF THE OPPRESSION.
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