. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. who were personally accountable for the work which the ganghad to perform—the taskmasters themselves being responsible to the government for the workof larger bodies of Hebrew bondsmen. Yet the Hebrew officers had access to Pharaoh as iwell as the Egyptian taskmasters, and when he issued any orders respecting the burdens of the Israelites, it was his custom to send for both. Nevertheless, the taskmasters findingthe required number of bricks w^as not produced, ordered tlie Hebrew officers to be beat
. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. who were personally accountable for the work which the ganghad to perform—the taskmasters themselves being responsible to the government for the workof larger bodies of Hebrew bondsmen. Yet the Hebrew officers had access to Pharaoh as iwell as the Egyptian taskmasters, and when he issued any orders respecting the burdens of the Israelites, it was his custom to send for both. Nevertheless, the taskmasters findingthe required number of bricks w^as not produced, ordered tlie Hebrew officers to be beaten, Chap. III.] THE DELIVERANCE. IfK asking tlie while, Wliercfore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterdayand to-day, as heretofore? The ancient sculptures and paintings seem to convey the inti-mation that Egypt was as much governed by the stick, in ancient times, as Persia or China isnow, and the manner of its application appears also to have been similar. That the Hebrewoverseers should be beaten, was quite natural under such circumstances. They knew that the / a. [Egyptian Bastinado.] Egyptian taskmasters could afford them no relief, if they had been so minded; and they there-fore repaired in a body to the king himself, to make their troubles known. They complainedof the impossible tasks now imposed; and of being beaten for deficiencies which they couldnot possibly prevent. But the king was inexorable; and, as we imagine, with a design toturn the Hebrew people from their new objects, and to alienate their minds from Moses, hetook heed to remind them of the cause of their increased burdens, saying, Ye are idle, yeare idle : therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to Jehovah. If his object were such,he succeeded very completely. As they left the king, they met Moses and Aaron; and begancharging them as those who were the authors of all the calamities they suffered. Moses didnot deem it advisable to make any answer to them; but to God he represent
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