Parker Road Bible Church

Pharaoh rejected God’s message presented by Moses and Aaron. He not only rejected it, he doubled down, and put a new level of oppression on the Hebrew slaves. They had to make the same amount of bricks, but they also were not going to be supplied the straw which helped strengthen the bricks. They now had to collect the straw on their own. The Hebrew foremen were being physically beaten for missing quota. They appealed to Pharaoh for relief and he said it was their fault for being lazy and wanting to leave and worship God. The foremen turned on Moses and Aaron. Moses and Aaron now faced conflict from Pharaoh and criticism from their own people for simply following God. Often criticism is that “friendly fire” from within that is most unexpected and hurts the most. How can we handle situations when we are criticized for following God?