Exodus 1:9
And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And he said unto his people,.... His princes, nobles, and courtiers about him, his principal ministers of state:
behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: which…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
He said unto his people - He probably summoned a council of his nobles and elders to consider the subject; and the result was to persecute and destroy them, as is afterwards stated.
The land of Egypt here, at length, becomes to Israel a house of bondage, though hitherto it had been a happy shelter and settlement for them. Note, The place of our satisfaction may soon become the…
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