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I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed.

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God Controls Every Heart

Commentators emphasize that God's promise to give Israel "favor" demonstrates His absolute sovereignty. John Calvin explains that God can turn the hearts of even the fiercest enemies from hatred to generosity. This should give believers courage, knowing that human opposition is never outside of God's control and that He can incline any heart as He wills.

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Exodus

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Exodus 3:21

16th Century

Theologian

And I will give this people favor. By this extreme exercise of His bounty, He encourages the Israelites to contend and strive more earnest…

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 3:21

17th Century

Pastor

And I will give this people favour in the sight of the
Egyptians
That is, give the Is…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 3:16–22

17th Century

Minister

Moses' success with the elders of Israel would be good. God, who, by his grace, inclines the heart and opens the ear, could say beforehand, The…