Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not list
As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint
“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his offi
And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.