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I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great substance.
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God Judges Oppressors
Commentators emphasize that this verse reveals a core principle: God is the ultimate judge and vindicator of His people. While He may permit suffering for a time, He promises to hold oppressive nations accountable. As John Calvin notes, this specific judgment on Egypt serves as a universal promise of comfort and justice for the faithful who are mistreated.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
That nation. —Had it been expressly revealed that the country that would afflict them was Egypt, the patriarchs might have been un…
Baptist
True emblems of the Church of God with her smoke and her light, her trying affliction, yet the grace by which she still keeps burning and shining i…
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16th Century
Protestant
Also that nations whom they serve. A consolation is now added, and the first point is this: God testifies that He will be the vindicator o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge It is not said "the land" in which they were strangers, thou…
A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk i…
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