Israel Oppressed in Egypt; Taskmaster Exodus 1:1-22

 Israel Oppressed in Egypt

The pharaoh becomes concerned by the umber and strength of Israelites in Egypt and enslaves them, commanding them to build at two "supply "or "store cities" called Pithom and Rameses (Exodus1:11). The Pharaoh also orders the slaughter at birth of all male Hebrew children. According to the Bible, Abraham's descendants moved into Egypt to escape a drought and stayed for centuries. Things went reasonably well until one pharaoh turned against the Israelites, mistreating them as slaves and slaughtering their male children. Moses then led his people to freedom in Exodus. Pharaoh fears that the burgeoning Israelite population will become a threat to his rule, he summons two Hebrew midwives and orders them to kill the newborn boys that they deliver from Hebrew women. (Exodus1:22) Pharaoh then commanded all his people,"You must throw every son born to the Hebrews into the Nile, but let every daughter live."

Taskmaster: Egyptian that oversaw the work of the slaves. The "foremen" were Israelites that directly supervised the work and reported to the taskmaster. God is not a hard task master , but instead he is a kind-hearted master.