And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
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Interpretation
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, makes men forget all pity.
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This thought runs through Exodus 1:15-19.
Glossary
- Egypt Place
- The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.