-
Verse Exodus 1:14. _THEY MADE THEIR LIVES BITTER_] So that they became
weary of life, through the severity of their servitude.
_WITH HARD BONDAGE_] בעבדה קשה _baabodah kashah, with
grievous_ _servit...
-
The use of brick, at all times common in Egypt, was especially so
under the 18th Dynasty. An exact representation of the whole process
of brickmaking is given in a small temple at Thebes, erected by
T...
-
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 1:8 J, EXODUS 1:13 P, EXODUS 1:14 A ( TO FIELD) J, EXODUS 1:14
B P. REPRESSION OF ISRAEL. Forced labour was the first device fo
-
BITTER WITH HARD BONDAGE.
And it is to be feared that the oppression they were under had this
bad effect upon them, that it brought over many of them to join with
the Egyptians in their idolatrous wor...
-
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...
-
_AND THEY MADE THEIR LIVES BITTER WITH HARD BONDAGE, IN MORTER, AND IN
BRICK, AND IN ALL MANNER OF SERVICE IN THE FIELD: ALL THEIR SERVICE,
WHEREIN THEY MADE THEM SERVE, WAS WITH RIGOUR._
They made t...
-
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...
-
SERVICE IN THE FIELD] This refers to the construction of irrigation
canals and embankments, as well as to the making of bricks for
building. With what rigour the system of forced labour was employed
m...
-
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...
-
IN MORTER AND IN BRICK. — It has been questioned whether the
Egyptians used brick as a material for building. No doubt temples,
palaces, and pyramids were ordinarily of stone; but the employment of
br...
-
וַ יְמָרְר֨וּ אֶת ־חַיֵּיהֶ֜ם בַּ
עֲבֹדָ֣ה קָ
-
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 j...
-
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...
-
_Service. They were forced to till the land, reap, &c. (Menochius)_...
-
It is sweet to trace God's hand in our afflictions. That is a strong
expression: Psalms 105:25....
-
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...
-
AND THEY MADE THEIR LIVES BITTER WITH HARD BONDAGE,.... So that they
had no ease of body nor peace of mind; they had no comfort of life,
their lives and mercies were embittered to them:
IN MORTAR AND...
-
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in
brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service,
wherein they made them serve, [was] with rigour.
Ver. 14. _B...
-
_In mortar and brick_ It has been supposed by many, that, besides the
_treasure-cities_, mentioned Exodus 1:11, and other similar works, the
Israelites were employed in raising those enormous piles, t...
-
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...
-
and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar and in
brick and in all manner of service in the field; all their service
wherein they made them serve was with rigor. Chagrined at the fa...
-
PHARAOH PLANS TO CURB THE GROWTH...
-
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...
-
8-14 The land of Egypt became to Israel a house of bondage. The place
where we have been happy, may soon become the place of our affliction;
and that may prove the greatest cross to us, of which we s...
-
SERVICE IN THE FIELD was the basest and most laborious of all their
services....
-
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...
-
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ARE PUT TO HARD SERVICE (EXODUS 1:13).
a The Egyptians make the children of Israel serve with rigour (Exodus
1:13).
b They make their lives bitter with hard service (Exodus 1...
-
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 were fruitful _
THE INCREASE OF THE CHURCH
I. Notwithstanding the removal of its chief officer (Exodus 1:6).
Joseph dead; his influence gone; his counsel inaccessible. To-day...
-
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 1:1 Exodus 1:1 of Israel from Egypt. The first
half of Exodus 1:1 focuses on the
-
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 1:13_
THE DESPOTISM OF SIN
I. THAT IT COMMENCES BY SUGGESTING A SMALL TRIBUTE TO THE SINNER. The
Egyptian King, no doubt, suggested to the Israelites that g...
-
EXPOSITION
EXODUS 1:7-2
Here the real narrative of Exodus begins. The history of the
Israelites from and after the death of Joseph is entered on. The first
point touched is THEIR RAPID MULTIPLICATION...
-
their lives. Exodus 2:23 Exodus 6:9 Genesis 15:13 Numbers 20:15
Deuteronom
-
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...