Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Exodus 5:23
The earnestness of this remonstrance, and even its approach to irreverence, are quite in keeping with other notices of Moses’ naturally impetuous character. See Exodus 3:13.
The earnestness of this remonstrance, and even its approach to irreverence, are quite in keeping with other notices of Moses’ naturally impetuous character. See Exodus 3:13.
Verse Exodus 5:23. _HE HATH DONE EVIL TO THIS PEOPLE_] Their misery is increased instead of being diminished. _NEITHER HAST THOU DELIVERED THY PEOPLE AT ALL._] The marginal reading is both literal a...
3. MOSES AND AARON IN EGYPT Chapter S 4:29-5:23 Before the Elders and Before Pharaoh _ 1. Before the elders of Israel (Exodus 4:29)_ 2. Before Pharaoh, and his answer (Exodus 5:1) 3. The increased...
EXODUS 5:1 TO EXODUS 6:1 (Exodus 5:1 f. and Exodus 5:4 E, the rest J). PHARAOH'S FIRST REFUSAL to let Israel go, and his increase of their burdens. The bulk of the sto
DELIVERED THY PEOPLE AT ALL. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6). Hebrew "delivering Thou hast not delivered Thy People". Figure of speech used for great emphasis. See Genesis 26:28....
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 5 And afterward Mo-ses and Aar-on came, and said unto Pha-raoh, Thus saith Je-ho-vah, the God of Is-ra-el, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wi...
INCREASE OF THE OPPRESSION 1. PHARAOH] probably P. Merenptah. See on Exodus 1:8. His court may have been at Zoan or Tanis during the events that ensued: cp. Psalms 78:12; Psalms 78:43; THE LORD GOD OF...
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 5 MOSES AND AARON VISIT *PHARAOH – VERSES 1-5 V1 Afterwards Moses an...
וּ מֵ אָ֞ז בָּ֤אתִי אֶל ־פַּרְעֹה֙ לְ
CHAPTER V. _ PHARAOH REFUSES._ Exodus 5:1. After forty years of obscurity and silence, Moses re-enters the magnificent halls where he had formerly turned his back upon so great a place. The rod of a...
MOSES APPEALS FROM PHARAOH TO GOD Exodus 5:15; Exodus 6:1 God's way is to bring men to an end of themselves before He arises to their help. Our efforts to deliver ourselves only end in increasing our...
Here we have the last picture of the people in bondage. As we follow the history, we shall be particularly interested in noticing the process through which Pharaoh passed. Here Moses and Aaron came to...
It is right in all our distresses to return to the Lord. Provided we do not complain of God, we are commanded to complain to God. See Isaiah 37:14. How different this from the conduct of Jeremiah. See...
REFLECTIONS To what a daring height of profaneness and impiety is the human heart capable of arriving, unrestrained by Almighty grace! Lord, keep me from that awful desperately wicked state which is...
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 5 THROUGH 13. At the news of the goodness of God, the people adore Him; but the struggle against the power of evil is another matter. Satan will not let the p...
FOR SINCE I CAME TO PHARAOH TO SPEAK IN THY NAME,.... Had he come in his own name, it needed not be wondered at if he should not succeed, but coming in the name of God, it might have been expected he...
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. Ver. 23. _Neither hast thou delivered._] Here Moses himself was too...
1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron for their message. 5 Hee encreaseth the Israelites taske. 15 Hee checketh their complaints. 19 They cry out vpon Moses and Aaron. 22 Moses complaineth to God. 1...
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast Thou delivered Thy people at all; the Lord had apparently taken no steps to bring about the deliverance...
THE OFFICERS REPROACH MOSES AND AARON...
D. MOSES AND AARON BEFORE PHARAOH. THE SEEMINGLY MISCHIEVOUAS EFFECT OF THEIR DIVINE MESSAGE, AND THE DISCOURAGMENT OF THE PEOPLE AND THE MESSENGERS THEMSELVES. GOD REVERSES THIS EFFECT NU SOLEMNLY PR...
THE FIRST APPEAL TO PHARAOH AND THE RESULTS (vs.1-23) Moses and Aaron then gain an audience with Pharaoh, and simply tell him the message that the Lord God of Israel has for him, "Let My people go, t...
NEITHER HAST THOU DELIVERED: _ Heb._ delivering thou hast not delivered...
10-23 The Egyptian task-masters were very severe. See what need we have to pray that we may be delivered from wicked men. The head-workmen justly complained to Pharaoh: but he taunted them. The malic...
IN THY NAME; not of my own head, but by thy command and commission. NEITHER HAST THOU DELIVERED THY PEOPLE, according to thy promise and mine, and thy people's just expectation....
The effect of the first appeal to Pharaoh seemed ought but encouraging. The thought of losing Israel made him clutch them with greater eagerness and watch them with greater vigilance. Whenever Satan's...
Exodus 5:23 came H935 (H8804) Pharaoh H6547 speak H1696 (H8763) name H8034 evil H7489 (H8689) people...
Exodus 5:22 When Moses saw the vision at Horeb, he had passed many more years in the world than Jacob at the time of his vision at Bethel; he knew much of which Jacob was ignorant, and had experienced...
CONTENTS: Moses' first contest with Pharaoh. CHARACTERS: Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh, taskmasters. CONCLUSION: God, in coming toward His people in mercy may sometimes employ strange methods so that people...
Exodus 5:1. _Moses and Aaron,_ accompanied by the elders, as in Exodus 6:26, went to Pharaoh. Exodus 5:2. _Who is Jehovah?_ I know not JEHOVAH. The mythology of the gentiles supposed every city, and e...
_Why is it that Thou hast sent me?_ THE SORROWS OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE There is a tone of unspeakable sadness in this complaint of Moses. He had been crossed in his aims, his Divinely-inspired hopes ha...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 5:22 Although the Lord had promised that he would deliver his people (Exodus 3:8) and had predicted that Pharaoh would resist letting them go ...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 5:23. Neither has thou delivered thy people at all] This, though strong, is scarcely so bold as the original, which here makes an effective use of its preplaced _infinitive ab...
EXPOSITION EXODUS 5:22, EXODUS 5:23 The two brothers made no reply to the words of the officers. Perhaps their hearts were too full for speech; perhaps they knew not what to say. Whatever faith they...
And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told the Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah,...
in thy name Psalms 118:26 Jeremiah 11:21 John 5:43 neither hast thou delivered. Heb. delivering, thou hast not Isaiah 26:17...
THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN PHARAOH AND GOD Exodus 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The concluding verses of chapter 4, which link our last message with this one, are most interesting. It would hardly do to pass...