Matthew Poole Commentary - Exodus 1:13 - 1:13
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Matthew Poole Commentary - Exodus 1:13 - 1:13
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Or, cruelty, or, tyranny; with hard words and cruel usage, without mercy or mitigation. This God permitted for wise and just reasons.
1. As a punishment of their idolatry, into which divers of them fell there. Jos_24:14 Eze_20:5,7,8 23:8
2. To wean them from the land of Egypt, which otherwise was a plentiful and desirable land, and to quicken their desires after Canaan.
3. To prepare the way for God’s glorious works, and Israel’s deliverance.