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What You Read
On January 22nd you read for your devotions &
Tonight we are going to look at and the story of the Midwives
Background
When you read it says
1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob:
But the Hebrew text says
1 וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה אֵת יַעֲקֹב אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ בָּאוּ׃
But the Hebrew text says
1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob:
The New King James Version.
(1982).
(Ex 1:1).
Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
What this means is the first word is the book of Exodus is the word “and.”
The book of Exodus starts right where Genesis ends.
So into should read
So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
And these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob:
Now these are the names of the children of Israel who came to Egypt; each man and his household came with Jacob:
The New King James Version.
(1982).
().
Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
So notice that Genesis and Exodus flow seamlessly into each other.
How You Study The Text
How You Read The Text
Take a couple minutes to study this passage and explain the “flow of this passage.”
How Pastor Kenny Studies the Text
Notice the flow of the Passage
Notice the flow of the Passage
It starts with the Israelites in Egypt.
Joseph who is righteous dies, yet God blesses his family.
A new Egyptian King sees the Jews, and fears them.
So he creates an unrighteous plan (for they have not done anything wrong.)
He carries out his evil plan which causes the Jews to suffer, yet God blesses His people, so the Egyptians fear them even more.
The King turns up the heat and causes the Jews even more pain!
The King commands the midwives to carry out his evil plan of killing all the male children born to the Jews.
Unlike the King, the midwives are righteous and do not harm the children.
The king becomes furious that his evil plan was not carried out.
God blesses the midwives because of their righteousness.
In response, the king commands the death of all the newborn Jewish males - he hopes this evil plan will work… sadly for the King, Moses is born, and Moses will bless his people by freeing them from Egypt.
I could sum up the passage this way.
God’s blessing in your life can cause unrighteous people to envy you.
As a result they may create evil plans which bring you suffering.
However, in the midst of suffering, obey God and cling to His righteousness, for God will bless you and deliver you in ways you can’t imagine.
Back to the Passage
In verse 5-7 the old generation passes away, but God blesses the new generation.
The family of Jacob grows into a nation.
70 people went into Egypt and 430 years later during the exodus, an estimated 2,000,000 (or more) left!
*Note - there were 600,000 men who were twenty years and older who left at the time of the Exodus (.)
By adding the women and children we come to the number above.
600,000 men who were twenty years and older (
Timeline
Notice the timeline and major event.
New King New Trouble
In verse 8 a new King comes to rule over Egypt.
The new king (according to the early date theory which is based off of ) is Thutmose III.
This places him about 302 years after the death of Joseph.
600,000 men who were twenty years and older (Ex.
12:37
Wiersbe, W. W. (1998).
Be delivered (p.
10).
Colorado Springs, CO: Chariot Victor Pub.hundreds of years removed from Joseph and did not care for the Jews.
Thutmose III views the Jews as a threat because of their number.
His fear leads him to enslave the Jews.
The faithlife study Bible states:
“The servitude described is not domestic slavery, as was the case with Joseph ().
The terms here describe harsh oppression.
The Israelites were tasked with making bricks for building projects and laboring in the fields (see ; compare 5:7–19).”
But They Grew
According to verse 12 the Jews were enslaved and abused, yet the people grew in number!
It is implied they grew because God was blessing them.
This was fulfilling God’s promise to Abraham when the Angel of the Lord said to him ()
blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
(NKJV)
6 And he (N)believed in the Lord, and He (O)accounted it to him for righteousness.
17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Genesis 15:5-6
6 And he (N)believed in the Lord, and He (O)accounted it to him for righteousness.
Repay Evil For Good
The Egyptians became even more fearful than before as they watch the Jews enduring their bondage.
In fact the Jews were having more and more children!
The wicked King wanted to stop the people once for all with his evil plan.
Evil Game-Plan
The King’s wicked plan is very simple.
He commands the Jewish midwifes to kill any newborn Jewish boy.
Without men, there would be no threat of a Jewish uprising for they would have no military strength.
Two Heroines
Two of the leading midwives - Shiphrah and Puah would become heroines to the Jewish slaves.
They feared God more than the King, so they decided to save the babies and not kill them.
Wiersbe writes;
“Were the midwives lying to Pharaoh?
Probably not.
The babies were born before the midwives arrived because Shiphrah and Puah had told their assistants to be late!
God blessed the two leading midwives for putting their own lives on the line in order to save the Jewish nation from extinction.”
Wiersbe, W. W. (1998).
Be delivered (p.
12).
Colorado Springs, CO: Chariot Victor Pub.
Were the midwives lying to Pharaoh?
Probably not.
The babies were born before the midwives arrived because Shiphrah and Puah had told their assistants to be late!
God blessed the two leading midwives for putting their own lives on the line in order to save the Jewish nation from extinction.
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