Verse 22
22. My firstborn By spiritual generation . In God’s covenant Israel was adopted as the firstborn of the nations, for ultimate good of the whole family of man . By a series of providences, from the call of Abraham to the exode, Israel was given a national being, and adopted as the child of Jehovah . See the plan of Exodus .
Pharaoh, who styled himself Son of RA, the sun-god, was commanded to release Israel, the Son of JEHOVAH. Thus at every turn we see that the blow was struck at Egypt’s gods; this conflict is religious rather than political; the war is waged from heaven.
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