“I am not complaining against people.\par There is a good reason\par why I am not patient.\par
Exodus 6:9 - Easy To Read Version So Moses told this to the people of Israel. But the people would not listen to him. They were working so hard that they were not patient with Moses. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moses told this to the Israelites, but they refused to listen to Moses because of their impatience and anguish of spirit and because of their cruel bondage. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Common English Bible Moses told this to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to Moses, because of their complete exhaustion and their hard labor. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Moses explained all these things to the sons of Israel, who did not agree with him, because of their anguish of spirit and very difficult work. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses told all this to the children of Israel: but they did not hearken to him, for anguish of spirit, and most painful work. |
“I am not complaining against people.\par There is a good reason\par why I am not patient.\par
The Egyptians made life hard for the Israelites. They forced the Israelites to work very hard making bricks and mortar. They also forced them to work hard in the fields. They forced them to work very hard in everything they did.
We told you this would happen! In Egypt we said, ‘Please don’t bother us. Let us stay and serve the Egyptians.’ It would have been better for us to stay and be slaves than to come out here and die in the desert.”
A long time passed and that king of Egypt died. But the people of Israel were still forced to work very hard. They cried for help, and God heard them.
So they said to Moses and Aaron, “You really made a mistake when you told Pharaoh to let us go. May the Lord punish you because you caused Pharaoh and his rulers to hate us. You have given them an excuse to kill us.”
Good people will win against evil people. Evil people will be forced to bow down to them.
A good attitude gives a person support when he is ill, but no one can cheer up {\cf2\super [24]} a person with a bad attitude.
The people of Israel left Mount Hor and traveled on the road that goes to the Red Sea. They did this to go around the country of Edom. But the people became impatient.