Now (a)these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. The Argument - After Jacob by God's commandment in (Genesis 46:3) had brought his family into Egypt, where they remained for four hundred years, and from seventy people grew to... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the (b) land was filled with them. (b) He means the country of Goshen.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which (c) knew not Joseph. (c) He did not consider how God had preserved Egypt for the sake of Joseph.... [ Continue Reading ]
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [so] (d) get them up out of the land. (d) Into Canaan, and so we shall lose our conveniences.... [ Continue Reading ]
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And (e) they were grieved because of the children of Israel. (e) The more God blesses his own, the more the wicked envy them.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one [was] (f) Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: (f) These seem to have been the main of the rest.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew (g) women [are] not as the Egyptian women; for they [are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. (g) Their disobedience in this was lawful, but their deception is evil.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he (h) made them houses. (h) That is, God increased the families of the Israelites by their means.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall (i) cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. (i) When tyrants cannot prevail by deceit, they burst into open rage.... [ Continue Reading ]