Human Shortsightedness
Otto Von Gerlach, D. D. Exodus 5:22-23 And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, LORD, why have you so evil entreated this people? why is it that you have sent me?… With every fresh movement of God's grace in the inner life, fresh difficulties and questions are raised. If we will bring these before the Lord, though it should be with the expression of trembling and grief, yet are they not to be regarded as signs of unbelief, but rather of the struggles and contests of faith; and the Lord is patient toward the doubtings of human shortsightedness. (Otto Von Gerlach, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? WEB: Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?