Batu-Bata tanpa Jerami

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What does bricks without straw means?

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The saying was adapted directly from the story in
Exodus 5. It means a task to be done without
enough resources. It is difficult to make sense
of these saying as our understanding of how
bricks were made are totally different on how it
is done in ancient Egypt.

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How bricks were made in ancient Egypt.



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What is the story before bricks without straw?
After 40 years, Moses was reunited with his
brother Aaron (Exodus 77). By this time he was
already 80 years old.

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Moses left Egypt at 40 after dramatically killing
an Egyptian workmaster (Acts 723-29).

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Soon after the reunion, Moses and Aaron met
Pharaoh with an important message. They requested
Pharaoh to let the Israelites go to offer
sacrifice to God (Exodus 53)

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Pharaoh rejected their request and called them
lazy (Exodus 54, 17).

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Instead, Pharaoh made the Israelites keep making
working (making bricks) but he would not provide
them with straw (Exodus 510, 11).

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Pharaohs action will then cost him his first
born son. Moses complained that God did nothing
to protect His people from the wickedness of the
Pharaoh (Exodus 522, 23).

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God responded in Exodus 524.

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By the time of the final plague, it was Pharaoh
who summoned Moses and Aaron (Exodus 1231).

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God had hardened the heart of Pharaoh that he
will receive the punishment for what he did to
the Israelites.

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God had hardened the heart of Pharaoh that he
will receive the punishment for what he did to
the Israelites.

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Paul later further comment on what really
happened to Pharaoh (Romans 917, 18)

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This is further reflected in Pauls letter to the
believers in Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians 210,
11).

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History is repeating itself. Gods people, during
their slavery in Egypt have been persecuted when
they decided to worship God. We should expect
persecution when we decide to worship God by
observing the Sabbath but we should also expect
God to strengthen us as He has strengthened the
Israelites.