Psalms 81:6

"He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know."

Key Reflection

The verse from Psalms 81:6 speaks to the ancient Israelites about their Passover traditions, rooted in the time of Joseph and his family’s sojourn in Egypt. According to this passage, God established a covenant through these practices, which were later remembered when they exited Egypt. The original audience would have understood that this covenant was not just a simple agreement but a profound commitment tied to their foundational history, emphasizing the enduring significance of rituals passed down from Joseph's time.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I removed his shoulder from the burden -The burden which the people of Israel were called to hear in Egypt. The reference is undoubtedly to their burdens in making bricks, and conveying them to the place where they were to be used; and perhaps also to the fact that they were required to carry stone in building houses and towns for the Egyptians. CompareExodus 1:11-14;Exodus 5:4-17. The meaning is, that he had saved them from these burdens, to wit, by delivering them from their hard bondage. The speaker here evidently is God. In the previous verse it is the people. Such a change of person is not uncommon in the Scriptures.

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