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Exodus 5:1

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.
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What does Exodus 5:1 mean?

God will own his people, though poor and despised, and will find a time to plead their cause. Pharaoh treated all he had heard with contempt.

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Keep this verse inside Exodus 5:1-2 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Exodus 5:2Micah 6:8Amos 5:24John 3:16

Commentary on Exodus 5:1

Pharaoh - This king, probably Tothmosis II, the great grandson of Aahmes Exodus 1:8 , the original persecutor of the Israelites, must have been resident at this time in a city, probably Tanis Exodus 2:5 , of Lower Egypt, situated on the Nile. The Lord God - Yahweh God of Israel demanded the services of His people. The demand, according to the general views of the pagans, was just and natural; the Israelites could not offer the necessary sacrifices in the presence of Egyptians.

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Context in Exodus 5

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Exodus 5 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as Israel’s oppression and the call of Moses. Exodus tells the story of Israel’s rescue from Pharaoh, the revelation of the divine name, the covenant at Sinai, and the tabernacle where God chooses to dwell among his people. Read this chapter with the wider themes of redemption, Passover, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.

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