Exodus 5:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know who this Lord is, so I refuse to let Israel go.”

Cross References

Exodus 3:19

“But I know that the Pharaoh will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go,

Job 21:15

And they say, ‘Who is God All-Powerful? We don’t need to serve him! It will not help to pray to him!’

2 Kings 18:35

None of the gods of these other places were able to save their land from me! So why do you think the Lord can save Jerusalem from me?

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will come with burning fire to punish those who don’t know God—those who refuse to accept the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

Romans 1:28

People did not think it was important to have a true knowledge of God. So God left them and allowed them to have their own worthless thinking. And so they do what they should not do.

John 16:3

They will do this because they have not known the Father, and they have not known me.

Psalm 14:1

Only fools think there is no God. People like that are evil and do terrible things. They never do what is right.

Psalm 12:4

Those people think they can win any argument. They say, “We are so good with words, no one will be our master.”

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to ask God for help. He does not fit into their plans.

2 Chronicles 32:19

Then they insulted the God of Jerusalem just as they had insulted all the gods of the people from other nations—even though those gods are only things people made with their hands.

2 Chronicles 32:15

Don’t let Hezekiah fool you or trick you. Don’t believe him because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to keep his people safe from me or my ancestors. Don’t think your god can stop me from destroying you.’”

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s sons were evil men who did not care about the Lord.

Exodus 7:17

So the Lord says that he will do something to show you that he is the Lord. I will hit the water of the Nile River with this walking stick in my hand, and the river will turn into blood.

Judges 2:10

After that whole generation died, the next generation grew up. This new generation did not know about the Lord or what he had done for the Israelites.

2 Chronicles 32:14

My ancestors destroyed those countries. There is no god that can stop me from destroying his people. So you think your god can save you from me?

Nehemiah 9:10

You showed the miracles to Pharaoh. You did amazing things to his officials and his people. You knew that the Egyptians thought they were better than our ancestors. But you proved how great you are, and they remember that even today.

Jeremiah 42:13

But you might say, ‘We will not stay in Judah.’ If you say that, you will disobey the Lord your God.

Jeremiah 48:26

“The people of Moab thought they were greater than the Lord. So punish them until they act like a drunk, falling and rolling around in his vomit. Then people will make fun of them.

Daniel 3:15

Now when you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, sambucas, harps, bagpipes, and all the other musical instruments, you must bow down and worship the gold idol. If you are ready to worship the idol I have made, that is good. But if you don’t worship it, you will be thrown very quickly into the hot furnace. Then no god will be able to save you from my power!”

1 Samuel 25:10

but Nabal said, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? There are many slaves who have run away from their masters these days.

Job 15:25

That is because that evil man shook his fist at God, refusing to obey. He dared to attack God All-Powerful,

Job 15:26

like a soldier with a thick, strong shield who runs at his enemy to strike him in the neck.

Psalm 12:5

They took advantage of the poor and stole what little they had. But the Lord knows what they did, and he says, “I will rescue those who are poor and helpless, and I will punish those who hurt them.”

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much, I might deny that I need you, Lord. But if I am too poor, I might steal and bring shame to the name of my God.