And they said to them, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.” v.21
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The Israelites are mad and blame Moses and Aaron for their even now more harsh work by the Egyptians. They have to work longer hours or in their free time to meet their quota that the Pharaoh laid on them without any Egyptians provisions. Seeing Moses and Aaron pleading with Pharaoh for the people to go worship and resolute in harder labor is easy to see the cause/blame and effect. The people don't see the greater work the Lord's about to do. How do they view this man Moses and his brother Aaron? As lunatics? As phonies? The people use harsh words when they speak to Moses and Aaron because of their anger. How often do you say harsh, rash things in your anger? They didn't even give Moses and Aaron a chance to explain God's plan which He spelled out for Moses saying that Pharaoh's heart would be hard and not let them go. This shouldn't have been a surprise. Neither should Satan's schemes to a surprise to us today for what the Lord has told of him.
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