8Then a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. 10Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
11So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. 12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
13They worked the Israelites ruthlessly 14and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Isaiah 54:17 "No weapon that is formed against you will prosper; And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their vindication is from Me," declares the LORD.
Look at verse 12 again, 12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
This was Gods plan, the more they were oppressed the more they multiplied and flourished!
If they had stayed in Canaan they would have intermarried with them and Gods Promise would have been corrupted, but in Egypt the Egyptians found them detestable, so God was building the promise, “descendants beyond number”.
Genesis 22:17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies.
We can’t physically see or understand Gods plan.
We just need to trust Him and have faith!
Do you have faith?
Blessings, David
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