< Exodus 1 >

The first few verses name the seventy individuals in Jacob’s family who went down into Egypt and this is particularly interesting because it illustrates the way in which God’s relations with mankind are determined by his dealings with his own people of Israel. When God divided mankind into nations he formed seventy of them because of this number in Jacob’s family Deuteronomy 32:8-9Waiting for response for Deuteronomy 32:8-9

The Egyptians also attempted to destroy all the male Israelites at birth, and it was in these cruel circumstances that God’s chosen deliverer, Moses, was born. Significantly, fifteen hundred years later, God’s prophet like unto Moses was born in similar circumstances when the ruler of the land attempted to destroy him by murdering all the male children surrounding his birthplace. Matthew 2:16Waiting for response for Matthew 2:16