Exodus 1:11 - Slave labor

So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

I am part of a walk through living history experience called The Passover Experience. One area of this is The Path of Plagues. The first stop is a slave scene where the Hebrew slaves are being forced to move large stones and being whipped. It is an incredibly hard scene to watch, although the environment is lightened by humor. After seeing this scene live, this verse means so much more. It makes the harsh reality of slavery even more heinous.



Lord, thank you for allowing the Israelites to thrive, even in these harsh conditions. Please help us to always trust in you, regardless of our situation, to do what we can to help those in unjust peril and to share the gift of freedom with those in slavery to sin. Amen,