OUR LORD WHO FREES US FROM BONDAGE

Exodus chapter 5 verse 9 says this;

Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”

When Moses came to Egypt on a mission to get the children of Israel set free from bondage, the Egyptian rulers were not eager to release the people who were working as slaves for them.

In fact, the opposite happened. The work load on the Israelite slaves was increased which put a rift between Moses and the children of Israel.

Pharaoh believed that increasing the workload on the slaves would keep their minds off of fanciful ideas like freedom but it also had the effect of Moses losing credibility with the people he had come to emancipate.

The situation became tense and Moses had to go back to God to seek  counsel on how to continue.

The Lord told Moses that  judgement would befall Pharaoh because he had dismissed the requirements of the God of Israel.

Bless our God who goes to great lengths to free us from bondage.

Amen.