Question 3
Moses and the Exodus"…who is the Lord, that I should heed his voice and let Israel go"? After this statement, Pharaoh
- A.engaged Israel into forced labour with task masters.
- B.ordered midwives to kill all males born to Israelites.
- C.asked Israelites to fetch their own straws to produce bricks.
- D.decreed that Israelites' male babies be drowned in the Nile.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: C (asked Israelites to fetch their own straws to produce bricks.)
Explanation
Pharaoh ordered that the Israelites be given no more straw but still make the same number of bricks (Exodus 5:2-8).