15Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live. 18So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
19The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous. 21And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrewsyou must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
We read this scripture and say, how could the pharaoh be so ruthless and cruel towards babies?
“17The midwives, however, feared God”
Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
The midwives righty obeyed God and not the pharaoh. So God blessed them.
Satan knew that the Messiah would come from the children of Israel, therefore he tried to destroy the nation of Israel in one generation by killing off all the male children.
I cannot read this scripture without touching the touchy subject of abortion.
How are we any different in the United States? How many abortions are performed yearly?
“For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13
Do you fear God?
Blessings, David
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