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It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
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When Hope Fails, God Hears
Commentators note that the death of the Egyptian king didn't bring relief; it made things worse. This dashed the Israelites' earthly hopes, causing them to cry out to God with new intensity. John Calvin suggests that this despair, with all other options exhausted, finally drove them to earnestly seek God, showing how trials can turn our hearts fully toward Him.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In process of time - Nearly forty years (Acts 7:30). This verse marks the beginning of another section. We now enter at once upo…
19th Century
Anglican
in process of time. —Hebrew, in those many days. As Moses was now eighty years old (Exodus 7:7), and only for…
16th Century
Protestant
And it came to pass in process of time.34 He uses the demonstrative pronoun to mark the forty years during which God kept His s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass in process of time that the king of Egypt died According to Euseb…
The Israelites' bondage in Egypt continued, though the murdering of their infants did not continue. Sometimes the Lord permits the rod of the wicke…