出埃及记 5:14-16 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:6-14

The increase of trouble for God's people no proof of the failure of his purpose. I. THE DEMANDS OF GOD PROVOKE THE WRATH OF THE UNGODLY . The mad persistence of Pharaoh in his injustice is marked— 1 . In his haste: his commands were issued "the same day." 2 . In the severity of the decree: they should find their own straw, and yet deliver the same number of bricks. 3 . In his determination to have his commands obeyed. It is not meant to be an idle threat:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:10-14

The command of Pharaoh gone forth—no straw was to be provided for the Israelites, they were themselves to gather straw. The taskmasters could not soften the edict; they could only promulgate it ( Exodus 5:10 , Exodus 5:11 ). And the Israelites could only choose between rebelling and endeavouring to obey. To rebel seemed hopeless; Moses and Aaron did not advise rebellion, and so the attempt was made to carry out Pharaoh's behest ( Exodus 5:12 ). But experience proved that obedience to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:10-14

A blind obedience to the commands of tyrants not laudable. The Egyptian taskmasters seem to have carried out their monarch's orders to the full, if not with inward satisfaction, at any rate without visible repugnance. They published abroad the orders given without in any way softening them ( Exodus 5:10 , Exodus 5:11 ), harassed the Israeli people all day long by "hasting them" ( Exodus 5:13 ), and bastinadoed the Israelite officers at night ( Exodus 5:14 ). How different their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:10-15

Bricks without straw. Tyrants seldom lack subordinates, as cruel as themselves, to execute their hateful mandates. Not only are these subordinates generally ready to curry favour with their lord by executing his orders with punctilious rigour, but, when they get to know that particular persons are in disfavour, they find a positive delight in bullying and insulting the unhappy victims, and in subjecting them to every species of vexatious interference. The callous taskmasters entered... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:13-14

The taskmasters hasted them . The Egyptian overseers, armed with rods, went about among the toiling Israelites continually, and "hasted them" by dealing out blows freely on all who made any pause in their work. The unceasing toil lasted from morning to night; yet still the required" tale" could not be produced; and consequently the native officers, whose business it was to produce the "tale," were punished by the bastinado at the close of the day not giving in the proper amount. Kalisch... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:14

Vicarious suffering. Vicarious suffering is a blessed thing only when undergone voluntarily. In all other cases it is unjust, oppressive, cruel At the English court under the early Stuarts there was a boy who had to receive all the punishments deserved by the heir-apparent. This was a piece of detestable tyranny. The execution of children for the offences of their parents, which prevailed under the judges ( Joshua 7:24 , Joshua 7:25 ) and the kings of Israel ( 2 Kings 9:26 ) was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15

Came and cried . The shrill "cry" of Orientals when making complaint has often been noticed by travellers, and is probably here alluded to. To Pharaoh . See the "Introductory paragraph" at the beginning of the chapter, where it has been noticed that complainants had free access to the presence of Egyptian kings. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15-18

A wicked man's persistence in wrong-doing. Pharaoh when he first gave the order to withhold straw ( Exodus 5:7 ), may not have known the amount of misery he was causing. He may have meant no more than to give the people full occupation, and so prevent such gatherings as that from which Moses and Aaron had come ( Exodus 4:29-31 ), when they appeared before him with their demands. He may not have realised to himself the idea that he was setting his bondsmen an impossible task. But now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15-19

Smarting under the sense of injustice, the Israelite officers "came and cried to Pharaoh" ( Exodus 5:15 ), supposing that he could not have intended such manifest unfairness and cruelty. They were conscious to themselves of having done their utmost, and of having failed simply because the thing required was impossible. Surely the king would understand this, if they pointed it out, and would either allow straw as before, or diminish the number of the bricks. But the king had no desire for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15-20

Unheeded expostulation. Pharaoh's treatment of the officers of the children of Israel, when they appeared before him to expostulate with him on his cruelty, betrays his consciousness of the injustice of his cause. I. AN UNJUST CAUSE BETRAYS ITSELF .— 1 . By refusal to listen to reason. The Hebrews had reason on their side, and Pharaoh had not. And because he had not, and knew it, he would not hear them, would not enter into any argument with them. This is the sure... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:6-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 5:15-20

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