Exodus 2:1

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

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Interpretation

Notice the order of Providence: just at the time when Pharaoh's cruelty rose to its height by ordering the Hebrew children to be drowned, the deliverer was born. When men are contriving the ruin of the church, God is preparing for its salvation.

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This thought runs through Exodus 2:1-4.

Exodus 2:1 Exodus 2:2 Exodus 2:3 Exodus 2:4

Glossary

Levi Person: Adhesion. (1. ) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words ( Gen. 29:34 ).