Exodus 1:9
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
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In Context
8Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
Cross References
Numbers 22:4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
Psalms 105:24And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:9-15
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,… Read the whole commentary →