CHAPTER I. _ THE PROLOGUE._ Exodus 1:1. "And these are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt." Many books of the Old Testament begin with the conjunction And. This fact, it has been often pointed out, is a silent indication of truth, that each author was not recording certain... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD IN HISTORY. Exodus 1:7. With the seventh verse, the new narrative, the course of events treated in the main body of this book, begins. And we are at once conscious of this vital difference between Exodus and Genesis,--that we have passed from the story of men and families to the history of a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OPPRESSION. Exodus 1:7. At the beginning of the history of Israel we find a prosperous race. It was indeed their growing importance, and chiefly their vast numerical increase, which excited the jealousy of their rulers, at the very time when a change of dynasty removed the sense of obligation.... [ Continue Reading ]