Who is the Lord that we should obey His voice? Pharaoh asked that question in defiance—but it’s a question every human heart must eventually answer.

In Exodus 5, Moses and Aaron bring God’s command to Pharaoh: “Let my people go.” Pharaoh’s response reveals more than political resistance—it reveals a spiritual posture that has echoed since the beginning.

“Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice…? I do not know the LORD.” (Exodus 5:2)

Pharaoh’s words mirror the ancient rebellion first whispered in Genesis 3. The serpent’s strategy in the garden was simple: question God’s voice and invite humanity to become its own authority. “Did God actually say…?” Soon that question led to the deeper lie: “You will be like God.”

By the time we reach Exodus, ...