Exodus 1:12
"But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel."
Key Reflection
The Egyptians intensified their oppression by making the Israelites' lives bitter through harsh labor, but this only spurred their population to grow rapidly and spread more widely within Egypt. The original audience would have recognized this as a divine judgment, highlighting how the Lord was increasing the number of His people to prepare for their eventual deliverance and redemption, despite their suffering under Egyptian rule.
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