But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
He said to his people, ‘Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Then the Pharisees said to one another, ‘You see? You’ve accomplished nothing. Look, the world has gone after him! ’
For anger kills a fool, and jealousy slays the gullible.
Fury is cruel, and anger a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel will prevail against the Lord.
But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
God said, ‘I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous, and Moab dreaded the Israelites.
You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God: My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and resided there as a foreigner. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky and brought them to the land you told their ancestors to go in and possess.