Exodus 1:11 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:11

Therefore they did set taskmasters over them, to afflict them with their burdens ,.... This was the first scheme proposed and agreed on, and was carried into execution, to appoint taskmasters over them; or "princes", or "masters of tribute" F18 שרי מסים "principes tributorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Fagius, Drusius, Cartwright; so Tigurine version. , commissioners of taxes, who had power to lay heavy taxes upon them, and oblige them to pay them, which were very burdensome, and so... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:11

Set over them task-masters - מסים שרי sarey missim , chiefs or princes of burdens, works, or tribute; επιστατας των εργων , Sept. overseers of the works. The persons who appointed them their work, and exacted the performance of it. The work itself being oppressive, and the manner in which it was exacted still more so, there is some room to think that they not only worked them unmercifully, but also obliged them to pay an exorbitant tribute at the same time. Treasure cities - ... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:11

Verse 11 11.Therefore they did set over them. The Egyptians devised this remedy for gradually diminishing the children of Israel. Since they are subjects, they may afflict them with burdens, to depress them; and this slavery will weaken and decrease them. But their power over them as subjects should not have been carried so far as to impose upon inoffensive persons, to whom they had granted free permission to reside among them, these new tributes; for they ought first to have considered upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:1-22

The prosperity of Israel. This prosperity was not a mere appearance, nor a passing spurt of fortune. It was a deep, abiding, and significant reality. Nor was it something exaggerated in order to make an excuse for the cruelties of a suspicious tyrant. There was indeed only too much to make Pharaoh uneasy; but altogether apart from his alarms there is a plain and emphatic statement of the prosperity of Israel in Exodus 1:7 . It is a very emphatic statement indeed, summoning us m the most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-11

A multiplying people and a king's fears. The increase of Israel in Egypt excited Pharaoh's jealousy. They were a useful people, and he dreaded their departure ( Exodus 1:10 ). But their staying was almost equally an occasion of uneasiness. Their position in Lower Egypt, so near the frontier, made them dangerous in case of wars. Revolutions were not infrequent, and many things were less likely than a future Hebrew dynasty. Hence the policy of breaking their power, and checking their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-12

God the Protector of his people. I. THE MULTIPLICATION OF ISRAEL . All increase is of God, and comes to man by his blessing. As he gave the original command, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth" ( Genesis 1:28 ), so he in every case gives the new lives by which the earth is replenished. "Children, and the fruit of the womb, are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord" ( Psalms 128:3 ). He gives or withholds offspring as he pleases; enlarges families,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-14

Here the real narrative of Exodus begins. The history of the Israelites from and after the death of Joseph is entered on. The first point touched is their rapid multiplication . The next their falling under the dominion of a new king . The third, his mode of action under the circumstances . It is remarkable that the narrative contains no notes of time. How long the increase continued before the new king arose, how long it went on before he noticed it, how long the attempt was made to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-14

Israel in Egypt. The life of a people, like that of an individual, to a great extent shaped by circumstances. In Canaan the Israelites might learn hardihood, but no room for much growth; few opportunities for national organisation; the tendency would be for the families to separate, each seeking pasturage for its own flocks (cf. Abraham and Lot). To become a nation they had to be placed To attain this object God led his people into Egypt. [Cf. (1) Hothouse where plants may strike and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:8-14

Egypt's sin. I. NATIONAL WRONG - DOING THE SEED OF NATIONAL DISASTER . The story of Egypt's suffering begins with the story of Egypt's injustice. There was wisdom in Pharaoh's statesmanship, and a sincere desire to serve his country, and yet he was his country's worst foe. The service rendered by wickedness is in the end rebuke and ruin. II. THE CARE SOUGHT TO BE REMOVED BY SIN BECOMES GREATER (10-12). 1 . The bondage was imposed to prevent... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:7-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 1:8-14

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