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Exodus 5:22

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Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

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The Exodus RouteThe route of the Israelites out of Egypt through the Sinai wilderness toward Canaan.

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Egypt was the land where Israel lived under Pharaoh’s oppressive rule. In this passage, Moses turns to the Lord after Pharaoh’s harsher treatment of the Israelites, questioning why God’s mission to deliver them has initially brought greater suffering.

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Exodus 5:22 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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