Then the Lord said to Abram, “You should know these things: Your descendants will live in a country that is not their own. They will be strangers there. And the people there will make them slaves and do bad things to them for 400 years.
Psalm 105:25 - Easy To Read Version So the Egyptians began to hate\par Jacob’s family.\par They made plans against their slaves.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtilly with his servants. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He turned the hearts [of the Egyptians] to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants. American Standard Version (1901) He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants. Common English Bible whose hearts God changed so they hated his people and dealt shrewdly with his servants. Catholic Public Domain Version And they murmured in their tabernacles. They did not heed the voice of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version and they murmured in their tents: they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord. |
Then the Lord said to Abram, “You should know these things: Your descendants will live in a country that is not their own. They will be strangers there. And the people there will make them slaves and do bad things to them for 400 years.
The king said, “You will continue to help the Hebrew [2] women give birth to their children. If a girl baby is born, then let the baby live. But if the baby is a boy, then you must kill him!”
The Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. I have made him and his officials stubborn. I did this so I could show them my powerful miracles.
A long time passed and that king of Egypt died. But the people of Israel were still forced to work very hard. They cried for help, and God heard them.
While Moses was traveling back to Egypt, God spoke to him. God said, “When you talk to Pharaoh remember to show him all the miracles that I have given you the power to do. But I will cause Pharaoh to be very stubborn. He will not let the people go.
But I have put you here for a reason. I have put you here so that I could show you my power. Then people all over the world will learn about me!
There is a time to love,\par and a time to hate.\par There is a time for war,\par and a time for peace.\par
This king tricked (deceived) our people. He was bad to our ancestors. The king made them put their children outside to die.
“But Sihon, the king of Heshbon, would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him very stubborn. The Lord did this so he could let you defeat King Sihon. And today, we know that really happened!