Exodus 5:2
Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh? Why should I listen to his voice and let Israel go? I do not know Yahweh; moreover, I will not let Israel go.”
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Exodus 3:19But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, unless his hand is forced.
1 Samuel 25:10Nabal answered David's servants, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.
2 Chronicles 32:15Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this way. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people out of my hand, or out of the hand of my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my hand?”
Job 15:25Because he has reached out with his hand against God 1 and has behaved proudly against the Almighty, 1
Job 21:15What is the Almighty, that we should worship him? 1 What advantage would we get if we prayed to him?' 1
Psalms 12:4These are those who have said, “With our tongues will we prevail. 1 When our lips speak, who can be master over us?” 1
Matthew Henry on Exodus 5:2-3
Sufferings of the Israelites Increased. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 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. 2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord , that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord , neither will I let Israel go. Moses 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… Read the whole commentary →