Exodus 1
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Introduction
1 The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, increase.
8 The more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply.
15 The godliness of the midwives, in saving the men children alive.
22 Pharaoh commands the male children to be cast into the river.
Verse 1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
6:14-16; Genesis 29:31-35; 30:1-21; 35:18,23-26; 46:8-26; 49:3-27; 1 Chronicles 2:1,2; 12:23-40; 27:16-22; Revelation 7:4-8
Verse 2
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Reuben
Genesis 35:22
Verse 3
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Issachar
Genesis 35:23
Benjamin
28:20
Verse 4
Dan: Genesis 35:25; 1 Chronicles 2:2
Asher: Genesis 35:26, Genesis href="/desk/?q=ge+46:17&sr=1">Genesis 46:17
Verse 5
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
loins
Heb. thigh.
Genesis 46:26; Judges 8:30; *marg:
seventy
20; Genesis 46:26,27; Deuteronomy 10:22
Verse 6
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
A. M. 2369. B.C. 1635
Genesis 50:24,26; Acts 7:14-16
Verse 7
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
fruitful
12:37; Genesis 1:20,28; 9:1; 12:2; 13:16; 15:5; 17:4-6,16; 22:17; 26:4; Genesis 28:3,4,14; 35:11; 46:3; 47:27; 48:4,16; Deuteronomy 10:22; 26:5; Nehemiah 9:23; Psalms 105:24; Acts 7:17,18
Verse 8
Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
a new king
Probably Rameses Miamum, or his son Amenophis, who succeeded him about this period; and by his not knowing Joseph is meant his not acknowledging his obligation to him.
Ecclesiastes 2:18,19; 9:15; Acts 7:18
Verse 9
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
the people
Numbers 22:4,5; Job 5:2; Psalms 105:24,25; Proverbs 14:28; 27:4; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Titus 3:3; James 3:14-16; 4:5
Verse 10
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 get them up out of the land.
Come on
Psalms 10:2; 83:3,4; Proverbs 1:11
wisely
Numbers 22:6; Job 5:13; Psalms 105:25; Proverbs 16:25; 21:30; Acts 7:19; 23:12; 1 Corinthians 3:18-20; James 3:15-18