“ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, ”
Exodus 1:1 to Exodus 12:36 . Israel in Egypt: I. Increase and Oppression. Exodus 1:1-5 P, Exodus 1:6 J, Exodus 1:7 P. The Sons of Israel. The transition from the fortunes of a family, suc...
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
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 46:8-27 . Of the seventy, sixty-eight were males. If to the direct descendants of Jacob we add...
(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 g...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Exodus 1:1-6 . "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,...
the Children of Israel Afflicted Exodus 1:1-14 The buried seed began to bear an abundant harvest, notwithstanding the efforts of Pharaoh and his people. The kings of the earth take counsel toge...
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...
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...
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 accou...
And Benjamin Who, though youngest of all, is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c., because they were the children of the hand-maidens.
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 46:8-27 . This small numbe...
The Israelites Oppressed in Egypt. B. C. 1588. 1 Now these are the names of the childr...
Who, though the youngest of all, is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c., because these were the sons of the handmaidens.
The Growth of the People of Israel ( Exodus 1:1-5 ). 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 househ...
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 who...
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...
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 t...
THE OPPRESSION OF ISRAEL IN EGYPT , WITH THE BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF MOSES . EXPOSITION Exodus 1:1-2 The Book of Exodus, being written in continuation of the hist...
The Rapid Growth of the People
Issachar. Genesis 35:23 Benjamin. Exodus 28:20
The Birth and Youth of Moses Exodus 1:1-14 , 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 Ge...
And Benjamin — Who tho' youngest of all is placed before Dan, Naphtali, &c. because they were the children of the hand — maidens.