1After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’”
2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
3“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”
4But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your work!” 5Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”
‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’”
A simple request
Exodus 3:18The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
Was pharaoh a god?
An inscription by a Pharaoh on an ancient Egyptian temple, “I am that which was, and is, and shall be, and no man has lifted my veil.” (Meyer)
The pharaoh knew the many gods of Egypt but...
“Who is the LORD”?
The pharaoh didn’t know the Lord so he didn’t honor the simple and appealing request. Thus began the hardening of his heart, his response, get back to your work!
Who is the Lord to you?
Blessings, David
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