When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

“You must no longer give straw to the people for making bricks as before. Let them go and collect straw for themselves.

The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security.

The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh’s slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, “Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past – both yesterday and today?”

The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage.

David said to the priest, “Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers’ equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!”