Time to Oppress

Today in the palace, I overheard Pharaoh talking to his generals. I think that he is beginning to feel threatened by the Israelites and their numbers. They were talking about how if Egypt was to be attacked, he fears the Israelites would join our enemies and rebel against Egypt. If this would happen, he believes that Egypt would be destroyed. Pharaoh has decided to oppress them and is going to begin treating them harshly in order to make them obedient to him.