He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
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He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
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And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
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And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
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Passages linked to Psalms 105:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 26:5 You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, “My father was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.
- Acts 7:17 “But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
- Genesis 46:3 He said, “I am God, the God of your father. Don’t be afraid to go down into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
- Exodus 1:7-9 The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them. Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn’t know Joseph. He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.
- Exodus 12:37 The children of Israel traveled from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot who were men, in addition to children.
- Hebrews 11:12 Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.
- Genesis 13:16 I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 24. And he greatly increased his people The singular…
24. And he greatly increased his people The singular favor of God towards his Church is now commended by the additional circumstance, that within a short space of time, the chosen people increased beyond the common proportion. In this matter the wonderful blessing of God was strikingly displayed. So much the more offensive then is the barking of some dogs, who insolently scoff at the account given by Moses of the multiplying of the people, because it goes far beyond what takes place in the ordinary course of things. Had the people increased only at the common rate, these persons would have immediately objected, that therein no work of God was to be seen. Thus the object which they pursue by their cavillings is nothing else than to make it to be believed, that the blessing of God had no connection with the case. But we, who are persuaded that it is unwarrantable for us to measure God’s power according to our own understandings, or according to what happens by the common law of nature, reverently admire this extraordinary work of his hand. The subsequent clause is a little obscure, especially if we read, The people were strengthened; for the prophet does not seem to refer to that period when the Israelites lived at ease and in prosperity, but to the time when they were contemptuously and barbarously dealt with as slaves. We may, however, understand the language as spoken by anticipation, — as pointing to what was to happen. In the following verse, it is affirmed, that the Egyptians having changed their mind, began to treat the people with cruelty. Although then the Egyptians did not as yet openly exercise their cruelty against the people, when they were increasing both in number and strength, yet the prophet calls them persecutors. It is certain, that the Israelites, even when they were oppressed as slaves, were a terror to their enemies; and Moses plainly affirms, (Exodus 1:12) that when they were under tyranny and wrongful oppression, it was still abundantly manifest, that the blessing of God rested upon them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 105:24 And he increased his people greatly; and…
Psa 105:24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
Ver. 24. And he increased his people greatly] Against all the power of Egypt set against them.
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And made them stronger than their enemies] They were not so for present, but the Egyptians conceited and feared they would be so.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not really, but according to their enemies’ apprehensions and…
Not really, but according to their enemies’ apprehensions and expressions, Exo 1:9. Or, more numerous, as this word is elsewhere used. So this latter branch answers to the former. And this was true; for though they were not simply more in number than the Egyptians, yet they multiplied much faster.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he increased his people greatly,.... God increased the…
And he increased his people greatly,.... God increased the people of Israel greatly in the land of Egypt; they went down few, and became a populous nation; only sixty six persons, besides Jacob's sons' wives; and when they came out from thence were six hundred thousand footmen; yea, they increased the more they were afflicted, Exo 1:12. So the people of God in this world sometimes increase in number, and that even amidst the persecutions of their enemies; as the Christians did in the first times of the Gospel under the Roman emperors; and they increase in grace, in every grace, and oftentimes the more they are tried and exercised by afflictions.
And made them stronger than their enemies; in their bodies, being more healthy, strong, and robust; and which was seen, observed, and owned by their enemies, Exo 1:9. So saints, being strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, are a match for their enemies; are stronger than they, and are even more than conquerors through Christ, that has loved them.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And he increased his people greatly ... - God…
And he increased his people greatly ... - God caused them to multiply. Exo 1:7, Exo 1:9.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. Made them stronger than their enemies—See Exo_1:7-9, where…
24. Made them stronger than their enemies—See Exo_1:7-9, where they are said to be “more and mightier” than the Egyptians; that is, than native born Egyptians; probably, not more than the total population under the government. The defense of the nation rested with the native citizens. Not their numbers only, but the superior strength, of the Hebrews alarmed the Egyptians. At the time of the exodus the Hebrews are commonly computed to have numbered about two and a half millions, and up to the date of Exo_1:8, they had political power. from this to Psa_105:38 the events leading to the exodus are rehearsed.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. And he made his people exceeding fruitful,
24. And he made his people exceeding fruitful,
And made them mightier than their adversaries.
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Jehovah is the subject of the sentence. The A.V. fails to bring out the connexion of the verse with Exo_1:7, “The children of Israel were fruitful … and were exceeding mighty.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he increased his people greatly. (comp. Exo_1:7, Exo_1:12,…
And he increased his people greatly. (comp. Exo_1:7, Exo_1:12, Exo_1:20) And made them stronger than their enemies. So the Pharaoh who introduced the hard bondage, "The people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we". (Exo_1:9)
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 24. And he increased his people greatly. In…
Ver. 24. And he increased his people greatly. In Goshen they seem to have increased rapidly from the first, and this excited the fears of the Egypt, inns, so that they tried to retard their increase by oppression, but the Lord continued to bless them,
And made them stronger than their enemies. Both in physical strength and in numbers they threatened to become the more powerful race. Nor was this growth of the nation impeded by tyrannical measures, but the very reverse took place, thus giving an early instance of what has since become a proverb in the church"the more they oppressed them the more they multiplied." It is idle to contend either with God or his people.
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Ver. 24. He increased his people greatly. Behold here the concealed blessing in the secret of the cross. Under it the people of God are in the most fruitful state. Berleb. Bible.
Ver. 24. Church prosperity desirable. Increase of numbers, increase of rigour. Attainable under great persecution and opposition. Divine in its origin, "he increased." Satisfactory as a text it is only true of "his people."
Ver. 24 (second clause). In what respects grace can make believers stronger than their enemies.
Psalms 105:25*
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Yahweh made his people fruitful
Yahweh made his people fruitful
The writer speaks of the increase of Israel as if they were a plant that produced a lot of fruit. "God increased the number of his people greatly" (See: Metaphor)
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to hate his people, to mistreat his servants
"to hate his people and to mistreat his servants"
They performed his signs among the Egyptians ... his wonders in the land of Ham
These two phrases have basically the same meaning. AT: "Moses and Aaron performed God's miracles in Egypt among the descendants of Ham" (See: Parallelism)
his wonders in the land of Ham
The words "they performed" are understood fromt the previous phrase. They may be repeated here. AT: "and they performed his wonders in the land of Ham" (See: Ellipsis)
the land of Ham
Ham was an ancestor of the people of Egypt. AT: "the land of Ham's descendants" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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people of God
adversary
servant
send
Moses
Aaron
chosen one
miracle
Egypt
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