Hebraic Heritage Radio Podcasts

In this session, Eddie compares this unfolding Exodus story to the Parable of the Sower. The Hebrews received the word of deliverance from Moses at first with joy. This is similar to when someone first receives a promise from God with joy—but when persecution or affliction comes, they fall away: And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. Mark 4:16-17 When the persecution and affliction came from Pharoah and he told the Hebrews to make bricks without straw, they became offended: And they said to them, “Let the LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.” Exodus 5:21 And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac