The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Exodus 5:1-9
The Taskmasters Instructed to Burden the People v. 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. Moses and Aaron here acted not only as representatives of the children of Israel, who had acknowledged their commission from God, but as the ambassadors of the Lord Himself. Their question distinctly stated by whose authority they were acting, namely, by that of Jehovah, the God of... read more
F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Exodus 5:1-19
Exo_5:1 Exo_8:19 . The contrast between the end of chapter 4 and the beginning of chapter 5 is very marked. The children of Israel believed the words of God when they saw the signs, and they worshipped. Pharaoh heard the words of God with unbelief and replied with insolence. The word to him was, "Let My people go . . ." Thus the Lord at once claimed the people as His , whilst for a century or two the Pharaohs of Egypt had regarded the people as theirs , and enslaved to them. So from the outset... read more