But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites
“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their parents to enter and possess.
Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
The Lord made his people very fruitful; he made them too numerous for their foes,
he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish.
So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.
So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.