8 aThen He gave him the covenant of circumcision; band so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; cand Isaac begot Jacob, and dJacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
The Patriarchs in Egypt
9 a“And the patriarchs, becoming envious, bsold Joseph into Egypt. cBut God was with him
10 and delivered him out of all his troubles, aand gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
11 aNow a famine and great trouble came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 aBut when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
13 And the asecond time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to the Pharaoh.
14 aThen Joseph sent and called his father Jacob and ball his relatives to him, seventy-five people.
15 aSo Jacob went down to Egypt; band he died, he and our fathers.
16 And athey were carried back to Shechem and laid in bthe tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.
God Delivers Israel by Moses
17 “But when athe time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, bthe people grew and multiplied in Egypt
18 till another king aarose who did not know Joseph.
19 This man dealt treacherously with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, amaking them expose their babies, so that they might not live.
20 aAt this time Moses was born, and bwas well pleasing to God; and he was brought up in his father’s house for three months.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Acts 7:10.
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