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It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.
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God Rewards Courageous Faith
The central, undisputed message is that God rewards those who fear Him more than human authority. The midwives acted courageously out of reverence for God, defying a king's evil command. As a result, God blessed them. Commentators see this as a clear principle that service done for God's people is noticed and repaid, often in kind.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Made them houses - that is, they married Hebrews and became mothers in Israel. The expression is proverbial. See the margin reference.
19th Century
Anglican
He made them houses. —God rewarded those who had shown tenderness to young children, by giving them children of their own…
16th Century
Protestant
He made them houses.23 It is not at all my opinion that this should be interpreted as referring to the women, and I am surprise…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God And regarded his command, and not that of the king, though they…
The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman…
