25And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
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And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; …
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-25)Here is, 1. The continuance of the Israelites’ bondage in Egypt, Exod. 2:23. Probably the murdering of their infants did not continue; this part of their affliction attended only the period immediately connected with the birth of Moses, and served to signalize it. The Egyptians now were content with their increase, finding that Egypt was enriched by their labour; so that they might have them for s…
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