7203. 'And I will lead you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians' means that the Lord will release them from the molestations of those steeped in falsities. This is clear from the meaning of 'leading out' as releasing; from the meaning of 'the burdens' as molestations by falsities, and conflicts, dealt with in 6757, 7104, 7105; and from the meaning of 'the Egyptians' as those who molest by introducing falsities, dealt with just above in 7199.

7104. 'Why, O Moses and Aaron, do you draw the people away from their work?' means that their Divine Law and doctrinal teachings must not exempt them from hardship. This is clear from the representation of 'Moses' as the Lord in respect of the Divine Law, dealt with in 6723, 6752; from the representation of 'Aaron' as the Lord in respect of teachings derived from that Law, dealt with in 6998, 7009; from the meaning of 'drawing away' as exempting; and from the meaning of 'work' as hardship, for that work was hard labour, also 'burdens', as Pharaoh went on to speak of it, and so was hardship because of conflicts, meant by work' and 'burdens' in the internal sense.