It isn't clear if that was his intent but Pharoah's command to take away the straw brought division between Moses and his people. I believe that was his plan but this reaction is common. Bring division between the people and their leader and you have probably ended that leader's influence. The lesson I want to learn from this is don't complain against the leader if they are taking you where you ought to go. Change is difficult and if the leader God has given is leading it then there will probably be times that are harder at least at the beginning.
I like something Benson Commentary on the Old and New Testaments says about the Israelites' complaint against Moses. It pointed out that the one called by God should expect not just complaints from enemies but from "unthinking friends."
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