A  Pharaoh’s Oppression of the Israelites (1:1-22)

• Pharaoh, “Behold the people are too many” (1:8)
• Persecution and harsh commands from Pharaoh (1:10-12)
• Taskmasters are set over the Israelites (1:11)
• Israelites are subjected to heavy work and making bricks (1:13-14)

• Pharaoh’s daughter sends her maiden to take Moses from the water

• Moses sees a kinsman being beaten and kills him
• Pharaoh hears of it and seeks to kill Moses
• Moses is rejected by Israelites
• Moses flees to Midian from Egypt, marries Zipporah. Gershom is born

• Moses wants to return to Egypt to see how his kinsmen are doing
• Hears that Pharaoh who seeks him is dead. God’s message for Pharaoh, “I will kill your firstborn.”
• Moses is accepted by Israelites
• Moses returns to Egypt from Midian with Zipporah and Gershom

• Commands Pharaoh to send Israelites into the wilderness, but he refuses to send

A’  Pharaoh’s Worse oppression of the Israelites (5:5—21)

• Pharaoh, “Behold the people are too many.” (5:5)
• Taskmasters oversee the Israelites (5:6)
• Intense persecution and harsh commands from Pharaoh (5:7-12)
• Israelites are subjected to even heavier work, toiling to make bricks (5:7-21)
• 5:22—6:13 – God’s Promise!