Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Exodus 1:3
Who, though the youngest of all, is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c., because these were the sons of the handmaidens.
Who, though the youngest of all, is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c., because these were the sons of the handmaidens.
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. ISRAEL'S DELIVERANCE OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE EGYPTIANS 1. The House of Bondage CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The names of the children of Israel; their increase (Exodus 1:1)_ 2. The...
EXODUS 1:1 TO EXODUS 12:36. ISRAEL IN EGYPT: I. INCREASE AND OPPRESSION. Exodus 1:1 P, Exodus 1:6 J,...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 1 Now these are the names of the sons of Is-ra-el, who came into E-gypt (every man and his household came with Jacob): (2) Reu-ben, Sim-e-on, Le-vi, and Ju-dah, (3) Is-s...
_REUBEN, SIMEON, LEVI, AND JUDAH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
OPPRESSION OF THE ISRAELITES 5. Seventy souls] Jacob himself is included in the number: cp. Genesis 46:8. Of the seventy, sixty-eight were males. If to the direct descendants of Jacob we add the wives...
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF EXODUS Exodus is one of the first 5 books of the *Old Testa...
(3-4) REUBEN... — The sons of the legitimate wives are placed first, then those of the concubines. Leah has precedence over Rachel; Bilhah over Zilpah. The children of each wife and concubine are give...
יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר זְבוּלֻ֖ן וּ בְנְיָמִֽן׃...
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...
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AFFLICTED Exodus 1:1 The buried seed began to bear an abundant harvest, notwithstanding the efforts of Pharaoh and his people. The kings of the earth take counsel together to...
The first word of Exodus, "Now," might with equal accuracy be rendered "And." Either word serves to suggest continuity. The story of Genesis is taken up in Exodus. It begins by recording the prolific...
_And Benjamin. He is mentioned here because he was the son of Rachel, as the preceding were the children of Lia. The offspring of the handmaids follow. (Haydock)_...
The Holy Ghost is particular in several parts of his sacred word, to mention by name the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel: and the precise number of souls arising from that stock, which went down...
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 AND 2. First, we have the historical circumstances which relate to the captivity of Israel-the persecutions which this people had to endure, and the provide...
ISSACHAR, ZEBULUN,.... The other two sons of Jacob, by Leah: BENJAMIN; the youngest of all Jacob's sons is placed here, being his son by his beloved wife Rachel. Joseph is not put into the account, b...
_And Benjamin_ Who, though youngest of all, is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c., because they were the children of the hand-maidens....
1 The children of Israel after Iosephs death do multiply. 8 The more they are oppressed by a new King, the more they multiply. 15 The godlines of the Midwiues, in sauing the men children aliue. 22...
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,...
THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE PEOPLE...
EXODUS THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES (וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת; _Ἐξοδος: Exodus_) THE PROPHETICO-MESSIANIC THEOCRACY—OR THE GENESIS, REDEMPTION AND SANCTIFICATION OF THE COVENANT PEOPLE FIRST DIVISION: MOSES AN...
ISRAEL MULTIPLIED (vs.1-7) The first five verses of Exodus indicate its continuity with the book of Genesis, for they confirm what is written in more detail in Genesis 46:8. This small number of 70 p...
1-7 During more than 200 years, while Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived at liberty, the Hebrews increased slowly; only about seventy persons went down into Egypt. There, in about the same number of year...
We now approach, by the mercy of God, the study of the Book of Exodus, of which the great prominent theme is redemption. The first five verses recall to the mind the closing scenes of the preceding bo...
Exodus 1:3 Issachar H3485 Zebulun H2074 Benjamin H1144 Issachar - Genesis 35:23 Benjamin - Exodus 28:20...
THE GROWTH OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL (EXODUS 1:1). Note the balanced pattern of the section. a The names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt (Exodus 1:1 a) b Every man and his household came wi...
CONTENTS: Israel in Egypt and their bondage. CHARACTERS: Joseph, Pharaoh, Shiprah, Puah. CONCLUSION: God's providences may at times seem to thwart His promises that His peoples' faith may be tried a...
Exodus 1:1. _The children of Israel._ Some think we should read here, the sons of Israel. Paul, Galatians 4:3; Galatians 4:5, makes a distinction between children and sons, in the words νηπιοι and υιο...
_The children of Israel which came into Egypt._ ISRAEL IN EGYPT I. A retrospective view. 1. These verses lead us back to the time when Jacob came with his family to Egypt. (1) . It was a time of...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 1:1 Exodus 1:1 of Israel from Egypt. The first half of Exodus 1:1 focuses on the
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 1:2 The names of Jacob’s sons appear in birth order, grouped by their mothers (compare Genesis 35:23), though Joseph’s name does not appear in the list....
_ISRAEL OPPRESSED IN EGYPT_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 1:1. With Jacob.] These words are strongly emphatic in the orig. “WITH JACOB EACH MAN AND HIS HOUSE came in.” Thus at a single stroke—the whole st...
THE OPPRESSION OF ISRAEL IN EGYPT, WITH THE BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF MOSES. EXPOSITION EXODUS 1:1 The Book of Exodus, being wri
Issachar. Genesis 35:23 Benjamin. Exodus 28:20...
THE BIRTH AND YOUTH OF MOSES Exodus 1:1, _Exodus 1:22_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction, we wish to discuss the meaning of the word, "Exodus." The first Book of the Bible is Genesis; it is...
And Benjamin — Who tho' youngest of all is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c. because they were the children of the hand — maidens....