Share a comment Obedience is supposed to make things better, right? Moses walks into Pharaoh’s court with a clear word from God and walks out to find Israel’s workload doubled, their hope evaporating, and their leaders spitting blame in his face. We sit with that brutal turn in Exodus 5 and the very human crash that follows when your best efforts seem to trigger the opposite result. From Pharaoh’s ego to the no straw brick quota, the pressure is designed to break a people and silence w...