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In Exodus 5:15–6:13, Pharaoh increases Israel's burden by demanding bricks without straw, prompting the foremen to blame Moses and Aaron and Moses to ask God, "Why have you done evil to this people?" The sermon considers whether we should question God and whether He is good, drawing on Job 38, Romans 9 and 11, Isaiah 60:22, Galatians 6:9, and 2 Peter 3:8 to remind us that God's wisdom and timing exceed ours. Rather than getting stuck on "Why?", we are challenged to ask, "Who is God?" In Exodus 6, God declares, "I am the Lord," and promises to bring Israel out of slavery, deliver and redeem them, make them His people, be their God, bring them into the promised land, and give it to them as a possession. Though Israel's broken spirits and harsh slavery made it difficult to hear, their story reminds us that meeting people's needs can help ministry reach them. The sermon also considers Moses' "uncircumcised lips" alongside Isaiah 6 and Acts 7:22, understanding the phrase as a matter of sin rather than a speech impediment. In closing, Mark 10:18 points us to God as the one who alone is good and invites us to reflect on who He is, what He has done, and how He has kept His promises—promises we can see fulfilled as we look back.