Exodus 6:1–9
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to a moment of profound discouragement. Moses, the newly commissioned prophet of God, has done exactly what he was told to do. He went to Pharaoh, he delivered the message, and the result was not liberation, but a heavier yoke. The straw was taken away, the brick quotas remained, and the Hebrew foremen were beaten. This is a scenario we are all familiar with in our own lives, though on a smaller scale. We resolve to obey God in a particular area, we take a stand, we speak the truth, and our world immediately gets more complicated. The boss becomes hostile, the family objects, the finances tighten. But God's answer to Moses, and to us, is not a word of placating sympathy. It is a thunderous declaration of His own identity. He does not adjust His plan to accommodate our discouragement.