\\INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 5\\

Moses and Aaron go in to Pharaoh, and desire leave for the children of
Israel to go into the wilderness three days' journey, to sacrifice to
the Lord, and are answered in a very churlish and atheistical manner,
and are charged with making the people idle, the consequence of which
was, the taskmasters had orders, to make their work more heavy and
toilsome, \\#Ex 5:1-9\\ which orders were executed with severity by
them, \\#Ex 5:10-13\\, upon which the officers of the children of
Israel complained to Pharaoh, but to no purpose, \\#Ex 5:14-19\\, and
meeting with Moses and Aaron, lay the blame upon them, \\#Ex 5:20,21\\,
which sends Moses to the Lord to expostulate with him about it,
\\#Ex 5:22,23\\.