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Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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A Lesson in Servitude
Commentators unanimously explain that God allowed Judah to become servants to Egypt for a specific, educational purpose. By experiencing the 'heavy yoke' and 'bitter' servitude of a foreign king, they would learn to appreciate the 'easy yoke' and 'light burden' of serving God, which they had taken for granted.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
That they may know my service, and the service of the kingdom - that is, that they may contrast the light burden of the theocracy with the h…
19th Century
Anglican
Nevertheless they shall be.—For they shall become servants (that is, tributaries) to him; namely, for a…
Baptist
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Nevertheless, they shall be his servants tributaries to the king of Egypt:
that they may know my …
When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…
