Exodus 1:15-21

Pharaoh Oppresses Israel

¹⁵ Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ¹⁶ "When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live." ¹⁷ But the midwives _o feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. ¹⁸ So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this, and let the male children live?" ¹⁹ The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them." ²⁰ _p So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. ²¹ And because the midwives feared God, _q he gave them families.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 16:6
   By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
   Daniel 3:16 - 18
   Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
   Daniel 6:13
   Then they answered and said before the king, "Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.
   Acts 5:29
   But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
   
2. Cross References
   Ecclesiastes 8:12
   Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him.
   
3. Cross References
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   2 Samuel 7:11
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   2 Samuel 7:27
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   1 Kings 2:24
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   1 Kings 11:38
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   Psalms 127:1
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