Exodus 1

Treated in 4 passages across the library.

  • 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive. 3
  • 1:15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 1
  • 1:16 and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 1
  • 1:18 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? 1
  • 1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them. 1
  • 1:20 And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 1
  • 1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households. 1
  • 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. 1

American Standard Version

  1. Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom · Ochorus Originals

    Ration Cards and Lies cites Exodus 1:17

    …od, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.” — Exodus 1:17, ASV The Problem of Food Hiding a person is not only a matter of a secret room. A person …

  2. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites Exod. 1:22

    …should multiply and grow too strong for him, their males should be thrown into the river. Exod. 1:22. There was also an act made in the days of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, another of his serva…

  3. The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer · Ochorus Originals

    Responsibility and Guilt cites EXODUS 1:17

    …d God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. EXODUS 1:17 Those who believe he was wrong, or who are unsure, have serious arguments too. They point…

  4. Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Exodus 1:15-21

    …on, and Christians, including the ten Booms, disagreed about lying. Scriptures to revisit Exodus 1:15-21; Joshua 2; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25; Acts 5:29; Romans 14:5. Reflection 1. How do you ho…