Exodus 1:21
Because the midwives revered God, he gave them families of their own.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
In Context
20God treated the midwives well, and the people increased in number so there were even more of them.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive any offense that I, your servant, have committed, for the Lord is sure to set up a dynasty for you that will last for a long time, because you, sir, fight the battles of the Lord. Wickedness should not be found in you as long as you live.
2 Samuel 7:27Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to me, your servant, telling me, ‘I will build a house for you.’ That's why your servant has had the courage to pray this prayer to you.
1 Kings 11:38If you accept everything that I command you, if you follow my ways, if you do what is right in my sight, keeping my laws and commandments as my servant David did, then I will be with you. I will set up for you a dynasty that lasts, just as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who love to do what he says!
Psalms 127:3Children certainly are a gift from the Lord, for a family is a blessing.
Ecclesiastes 8:12Even though a sinner may do wrong a hundred times, and live a long life, I'm convinced that those who do what God says will be better off.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:16-22
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done… Read the whole commentary →