But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. But the more they were oppressed,Egypt’s bondage of Israel fulfilled the warning God had given Abraham that his descendants would be afflicted in a foreign land before He brought them out (Genesis 15:13–14). Pharaoh imposed brutal labor, forcing the Israelites to build the store cities of Pithom and Rameses (Exodus 1:11). Human power sought to crush the people through hardship, yet God had not abandoned the covenant family. Deu 26:6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us…
Psa 129:1-2 A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me…
Ecc 4:1 I looked, and I considered all the oppression under the sun.…
the more they multiplied and flourished; Israel’s increase fulfilled God’s promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that their descendants would become a great nation (Genesis 12:2; 46:3). Affliction did not overturn God’s purpose; it became the setting in which His faithfulness was displayed. Israel’s preservation under oppression anticipates the pattern later seen in the church, which spread even when persecution scattered believers (Acts 8:1–4). Gen 47:27 Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt,…
Psa 92:12-14 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree…
Deu 1:10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that you are…
so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. Egypt feared Israel because the nation had become numerous and strong within its borders. Pharaoh’s fear led to increasingly ruthless measures, culminating in his command to kill Hebrew sons at birth (Exodus 1:15–22). The attempt to destroy Israel could not prevail against the Lord, who preserved Moses and prepared him to lead His people out of slavery. Psa 105:38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel…
Exo 14:25 He caused their chariot wheels to wobble,…
Deu 2:25 This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear…
Persons / Places / Events 1. IsraelitesThe descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel, who were living in Egypt and experiencing oppression under Pharaoh's rule. 2. EgyptiansThe people of Egypt, who were led by Pharaoh and became increasingly fearful and oppressive towards the Israelites. 3. PharaohThe ruler of Egypt who initiated the oppression of the Israelites due to fear of their growing numbers and potential power. 4. OppressionThe harsh treatment and forced labor imposed on the Israelites by the Egyptians in an attempt to control their population and power. 5. Multiplication and FlourishingDespite the oppression, the Israelites continued to grow in number and strength, which was a testament to God's blessing and faithfulness. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in AdversityDespite human attempts to thwart God's plans, His purposes prevail. The Israelites' growth under oppression demonstrates God's sovereign control over circumstances. Faithfulness in TrialsThe Israelites' experience encourages believers to remain faithful and trust in God's promises, even when facing difficult situations. The Power of God's BlessingGod's blessing is not hindered by external circumstances. The flourishing of the Israelites under oppression is a testament to the power of divine blessing. Fear and OppressionThe Egyptians' fear led to oppression, showing how fear can drive people to act unjustly. Believers are called to trust in God rather than succumb to fear. God's DeliveranceThe account of the Israelites in Egypt foreshadows God's ultimate deliverance through Christ. It reminds believers of the hope and deliverance found in Jesus. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the multiplication of the Israelites despite oppression demonstrate God's faithfulness to His promises? 2. In what ways can we see God's sovereignty at work in our own lives, especially during times of adversity? 3. How can the Israelites' experience of flourishing under oppression encourage us in our current challenges? 4. What are some ways fear can lead to unjust actions, and how can we combat fear with faith? 5. How does the account of the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt point to the greater deliverance we have in Christ? Connections to Other Scriptures Genesis 12:2-3God's promise to Abraham that his descendants would become a great nation and be a blessing to others. This promise is seen in the multiplication of the Israelites despite oppression. Exodus 3:7-10God's awareness of the Israelites' suffering and His plan to deliver them, showing His faithfulness and compassion. Acts 7:17-19Stephen's speech recounts the oppression of the Israelites in Egypt, highlighting God's providence and the fulfillment of His promises. Romans 8:28The principle that God works all things for the good of those who love Him, which can be seen in how the Israelites' oppression led to their growth and eventual deliverance. | The Prosperity of Israel | D. Young | Exodus 1:1-22 | | Israel in Egypt | G.A. Goodhart | Exodus 1:7-14 | | A Bad King Will Make a Wicked People | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | A Definition of the Fear of God | C. Buck. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | A King's Ignorance | Homilist | Exodus 1:7-22 | | A Large Population | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | A Large Population, and What it Led To | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | A Perversion of Language | G. Bush. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Affliction and Growth | H. C. Trumbull. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Ancestry Numerically Regarded | Popular Science Monthly | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Beneficent Influence of the Fear of God | J. Parker, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Beneficial Effects of Affliction | J. Trapp. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Change of Government | G. Hughes, B. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Civilizing Influence of the Fear of God | T. Guthrie, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Darkest Before the Dawn | J. J. Van Oosterzee, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Egypt Opposed to Israel | W. Jenkyn. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Egypt, the House of Bondage to God's People | J. B. Brown, B. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Egypt's New King | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Embittering the Lives of Others | H. C. Trumbull. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Emptiness of Fame | Christian Journal | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Excellency of the Fear of God | J. Spencer. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Fear of God a Safeguard | Dr. Hugh Macmillan. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Fruitfulness of Israelites in Egypt | A. Nevin, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Graces Multiply by Affliction | T. Adams. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | High Social Position Used for the Furtherance of a Wicked Purpose | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | How to Defeat the Devil | Spurgeon, Charles Haddon | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Increase by God's Blessing | G. Hughes, B. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Increasing Power of Sin | A. Maclaren, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Jealousy of Autocrats | Scientific Illustrations and Symbols | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Life Maintained by Struggling | Scientific Illustrations and Symbols | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Like Ruler, Like People | J. Harding. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Lnjuries Overruled | Scientific Illustrations and Symbols | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Moral Growth Proportionate to Affliction | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Moulding Influences of Life | H. W. Beecher. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Obedience to Conscience | W. Baxendale. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Oblivion and Neglect | J. Spencer. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Oppression and Growth | A. Maclaren, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Persecution Fertilising | J. Orton. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Persecution of God's People for Hypothetical Offences | J. Cumming, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Pharaoh's Cruel Policy | A. Maclaren, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Pharaoh's Evil Intention Frustrated by God | G. Hughes, B. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Pharaoh's Murderous Intentions | J. Parker, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Pharaoh's Sceptical Reasoning | A. Nevin, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Progress in Sin | | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Prosperity Under Persecutions | Spurgeon, Charles Haddon | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Strange Increase | The Apology of Al Kindy, A. D. 830. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Successful Colonists | Scientific Illustrations and Symbols | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Suffering and Strength | W. H. D. Adams. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | That God Allowed His People Thus to be Enslaved and Afflicted | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Advantage of Afflictions | J. Spencer. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Best Service | J. Parker, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Bitter Lives | Dr. Fowler. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Bondage | P. Fairbairn, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Bondage of Sin | C. S. Robinson, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Bondage of Sin | W. M. Taylor, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Bondage of Sin | Isaac Barrow. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Climax of Cruelty | M. M. Kalisch, Ph. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Despotism of Sin | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Egyptians Were Grieved | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The End and Design of the Council | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Fear of God | Great Thoughts | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Increase of the Church | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The King that Knew not Joseph | J. Cumming, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Last Edict of a Tyrant King | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Mummy of Rameses the Great | C. S. Robinson, D. D. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Spiritual Bondage of Men | R. P. Buddicom, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Sufferings of Israel Were Rendered More Intense | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Taskmasters of the World | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The University of Hard Knocks | Dr. Talmage. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | The Vicissitudes of Power | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Use of Adversity | Irish Congregational Magazine | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Why Does Persecution and Trial Operate Thus | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Why Were the Males to be Put to Death? | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Wrong Councils | J. S. Exell, M. A. | Exodus 1:7-22 | | Egypt's Sin | J. Urquhart | Exodus 1:8-14 | | The Policy of Pharaoh | J. Orr | Exodus 1:8-22 | | The Bondage | J. Orr | Exodus 1:11-14 |
People Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Egyptians, Gad, Israelites, Issachar, Jacob, Joseph, Levi, Naphtali, Pharaoh, Puah, Reuben, Shiphrah, Simeon, ZebulunPlaces Egypt, Nile River, Pithom, RamsesTopics Abroad, Adread, Afflict, Afflicted, Breaketh, Cruel, Distressed, Dread, Egyptians, Forth, Full, Grew, Grieved, Hated, Increased, Israelites, Multiplied, Multiplieth, Oppressed, Sons, Spread, Till, VexedDictionary of Bible Themes Exodus 1:6-12 6703 peace, divine OT Exodus 1:8-16 7515 anti-semitism Exodus 1:11-14 5340 house
5634 work, and the fall Exodus 1:12-13 8800 prejudice Library Four Shaping Centuries
'Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt: every man and his household came with Jacob. 2. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3. Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4. Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5. And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6. And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7, And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureDeath and Growth
'And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7. And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty....'--EXODUS i. 6, 7. These remarkable words occur in a short section which makes the link between the Books of Genesis and of Exodus. The writer recapitulates the list of the immigrants into Egypt, in the household of Jacob, and then, as it were, having got them there, he clears the stage to prepare for a new set of actors. …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Prosperity under Persecution
Of this general principle we shall now proceed to consider three special illustrations. First, the circumstances of the children of Israel; secondly, the history of the church of Christ; thirdly, the experience of individual Christians. I. IN THE CASE OF ISRAEL, it did seem to be a deep-laid plot, very politic and crafty indeed, that as the kings of Egypt, themselves of an alien race, had subdued the Egyptians, they should prevent the other alien race, the Israelites, from conquering them. Instead …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871 But, as for that which is Written, that God did Good to the Hebrew...
32. But, as for that which is written, that God did good to the Hebrew midwives, and to Rahab the harlot of Jericho, [2444] this was not because they lied, but because they were merciful to God's people. That therefore which was rewarded in them was, not their deceit, but their benevolence; benignity of mind, not iniquity of lying. [2445] For, as it would not be marvellous and absurd if God on account of good works after done by them should be willing to forgive some evil works at another time before …
St. Augustine—Against Lying There is a Great Question About Lying, which Often Arises in the Midst Of...
1. There is a great question about Lying, which often arises in the midst of our every day business, and gives us much trouble, that we may not either rashly call that a lie which is not such, or decide that it is sometimes right to tell a lie, that is, a kind of honest, well-meant, charitable lie. This question we will painfully discuss by seeking with them that seek: whether to any good purpose, we need not take upon ourselves to affirm, for the attentive reader will sufficiently gather from the …
St. Augustine—On Lying The Secret of Its Greatness
[Illustration: (drop cap G) The Great Pyramid] God always chooses the right kind of people to do His work. Not only so, He always gives to those whom He chooses just the sort of life which will best prepare them for the work He will one day call them to do. That is why God put it into the heart of Pharaoh's daughter to bring up Moses as her own son in the Egyptian palace. The most important part of Moses' training was that his heart should be right with God, and therefore he was allowed to remain …
Mildred Duff—The Bible in its Making The Wisdom of God
The next attribute is God's wisdom, which is one of the brightest beams of the Godhead. He is wise in heart.' Job 9:9. The heart is the seat of wisdom. Cor in Hebraeo sumitur pro judicio. Pineda. Among the Hebrews, the heart is put for wisdom.' Let men of understanding tell me:' Job 34:44: in the Hebrew, Let men of heart tell me.' God is wise in heart, that is, he is most wise. God only is wise; he solely and wholly possesses all wisdom; therefore he is called, the only wise God.' I Tim 1:17. All …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
BY A.E. GRIMKE. "Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not within thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place: but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this. And Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer:--and so will I go in unto the king, …
Angelina Emily Grimke—An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South Exodus
The book of Exodus--so named in the Greek version from the march of Israel out of Egypt--opens upon a scene of oppression very different from the prosperity and triumph in which Genesis had closed. Israel is being cruelly crushed by the new dynasty which has arisen in Egypt (i.) and the story of the book is the story of her redemption. Ultimately it is Israel's God that is her redeemer, but He operates largely by human means; and the first step is the preparation of a deliverer, Moses, whose parentage, …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links Exodus 1:12 NIVExodus 1:12 NLTExodus 1:12 ESVExodus 1:12 NASBExodus 1:12 KJV
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