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Exodus 4:18-6:30

Bricks Without Straw

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Bricks Without Straw

Exodus 4:18-6:30

[Verse 1] Moses left the desert with the rod within his hand, Aaron met him on the mountain and they gathered Israel's clans. Signs awakened worship when the elders heard the word, Then two brothers entered Pharaoh's court and spoke the name of God. [Pre-Chorus] Pharaoh answered, "Who is the LORD?" And made the burden heavier than before. [Chorus] Bricks without straw, the quota still the same, Whips upon the officers, bitterness and blame. Freedom sounded farther when the labor doubled down, But the LORD remembered covenant beneath the tyrant's crown. [Verse 2] The people turned on Moses when their hope became a wound, He asked why God had sent him when deliverance had not come. Then the promise rose in seven strong movements from the pain: Bring out, deliver, redeem, take, and lead them to the land. [Bridge] Anguish closed their hearing, slavery crushed their breath, Still the names of Levi's household moved the mission toward its depth. Moses feared his faltering lips, but God repeated the command, Pharaoh's throne would learn at last whose strong hand ruled the land. [Final Chorus] Bricks without straw, the quota still the same, Whips upon the officers, bitterness and blame. Freedom seemed delayed, but heaven had not turned around, For the LORD remembered covenant beneath the tyrant's crown. [Outro] The burden rose, And so did the promise.