Exodus 5:1
And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the wilderness.
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Exodus 4:23And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy firstborn son.
Exodus 6:27These are they that spoke with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Aaron himself and Moses brought out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,
Exodus 7:16And thou shalt say to him, The Lord God of the Hebrews has sent me to thee, saying, Send my people away, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, hitherto thou hast not hearkened.
Exodus 8:17And if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I send upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and upon your houses, the dog fly; and the houses of the Egyptians shall be filled with the dog fly, even throughout the land upon which they are.
Exodus 9:1And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh, and thou shalt say to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews; Send my people away that they may serve me.
Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharaoh, and they said to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 5:1
Moses 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. 2 . II. They beg leave in the name of Israel ( ver. 3 ), and he answers their request with further orders to oppress Israel, ver. 4-9 . These cruel orders were, 1. Executed by the task-masters, ver. 10-14 . 2. Complained of to Pharaoh, but in vain, ver. 15-19 . 3. Complained of by the people to Moses ver.… Read the whole commentary →