Homilist Exodus 1:7-22 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty… I. WHO WAS THIS MAN? 1. Exiled for many years. 2. Belonged to an alien dynasty. 3. May simply mean that he refused to know Joseph. II. WHY DID HE REIGN? To carry out the promise of God. 1. God does not always use the same methods. Brought Israel into Egypt by prosperity; took them out by adversity. 2. God had to prepare the way for His work. III. WHAT HAS HE TO DO WITH US? 1. He shows us how human wisdom overreaches itself. His policy only brought about the very object he wished to avoid. 2. He shows us the abuse of privileges. He might have known Joseph. Ignorance is no excuse for those who ought to know. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. |
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