Exodus 1-1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 1

We have here, I. God?s kindness to Israel, in multiplying them exceedingly, (Exod. 1:1-7). II. The Egyptians? wickedness to them, 1. Oppressing and enslaving them, (Exod. 1:8-14). 2. Murdering their children, (Exod. 1:15-22). Thus whom the court of heaven blessed the country of Egypt cursed, and for that reason. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 1

MOSES (the servant of the Lord in writing for him as well as in acting for him--with the pen of God as well as with the rod of God in his hand) having, in the first book of his history, preserved and transmitted the records of the church, while it existed in private families, comes, in this second book, to give us an account of its growth into a great nation; and, as the former furnishes us with the best economics, so this with the best politics. The beginning of the former book shows us... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 1:1-7

In these verses we have, 1. A recital of the names of the twelve patriarchs, as they are called, Acts 7:8. Their names are often repeated in scripture, that they may not sound uncouth to us, as other hard names, but that, by their occurring so frequently, they may become familiar to us; and to show how precious God's spiritual Israel are to him, and how much he delights in them. 2. The account which was kept of the number of Jacob's family, when they went down into Egypt; they were in all... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 1:8-14

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 place of our affliction, and that may prove the greatest cross to us of which we said, This same shall comfort us. Those may prove our sworn enemies whose parents were our faithful friends; nay, the same persons that loved us may possibly turn to hate us: therefore cease from man, and say not... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 1:15-22

The Egyptians? indignation at Israel's increase, notwithstanding the many hardships they put upon them, drove them at length to the most barbarous and inhuman methods of suppressing them, by the murder of their children. It was strange that they did not rather pick quarrels with the grown men, against whom they might perhaps find some occasion: to be thus bloody towards the infants, whom all must own to be innocents, was a sin which they had to cloak for. Note, 1. There is more cruelty in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 1 This chapter begins with an account of the names and number of the children of Israel that came into Egypt with Jacob, Exodus 1:1 and relates that increase of them after the death of Joseph, and the generation that went down to Egypt, Exodus 1:6 and what methods the Egyptians took to diminish them, but to no purpose, as by obliging to cruel bondage and hard service; and yet the more they were afflicted, the more they increased, Exodus 1:9 by ordering the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:1

Now these are the names of the children of Israel which came down into Egypt ,.... Of the twelve patriarchs, the sons of Jacob, who were heads of the twelve tribes, whose names are here given; since the historian is about to give an account of their coming out of Egypt, and that it might be observed how greatly they increased in it, and how exactly the promise to Abraham, of the multiplication of his seed, was fulfilled: or, "and these are the names" F2 ואלה "et haec", Pagninus,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:2

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah. The first sons of Jacob by Leah. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:3

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 account, because he did not go into Egypt with Jacob. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:4

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Who are last mentioned, being sons of the concubine wives. read more

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