Quotes about Authority
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
— Exodus 4:16
But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”
— Exodus 4:17
and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”
— Exodus 4:23
Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,
— Exodus 4:29
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
— Exodus 5:2
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!”
— Exodus 5:4
Pharaoh also said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you would be stopping them from their labor.”
— Exodus 5:5
That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen:
— Exodus 5:6
Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
— Exodus 5:9
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”
— Exodus 5:19
When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.
— Exodus 5:20
“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
— Exodus 5:21