Difference between revisions of "The Enslavement"

<ol> <li> <i> The [[Date]] </i> . The exact period at which the Hebrews became slaves [[In]] [[Egypt]] cannot be determined with any degree of accuracy; however, we [[Know]] that it was after the death of [[Joseph]] ( <span> [[Exodus]] 1:5-14 </span> ). <ol> <li> The death of Joseph was two hundred eighty-six years after Abram's entrance into Canaan. (25 + 60 + 91 + 110 = 286) ( <span> [[Genesis]] 12:4,5 </span> ; <span> Genesis 21:5 </span> ; <span> Genesis 25:26 </span> ; <span> Genesis 41:46,53,54 </span> ; <span> Genesis 45:4-6 </span> ; <span> Genesis 47:9 </span> ; <span> Genesis 50:26 </span> ). </li> <li> [[Subtracting]] this from the entire time of the "sojourn" ( <span> Exodus 12:40,41 </span> ; <span> [[Galatians]] 3:17 </span> ), we have the result one hundred forty-four years. (430-286 = 144). </li> </ol> <p> It is probable that these figures represented more than the actual time of their servitude. </p> </li> <li> <i> Its [[Bitterness]] </i> . Their servitude was unparalleled for bitterness And exaction ( <span> Exodus 1:9-14 </span> ). In addition to hard and unrequited labor, the heartless ruler published an edict that all of the male children Should be destroyed at birth, and inaugurated vigorous methods to carry It out ( <span> Exodus 1:15-22 </span> ). </li> <li> <i> [[Birth]] of [[Moses]] </i> . [[He]] was born a slave sixty-four years after the [[Death]] of Joseph ( <span> Genesis 12:4,5 </span> ; <span> Genesis 21:5 </span> ; <span> Genesis 25:26 </span> ; <span> Genesis 41:46,53,54 </span> ; <span> Genesis 45:4-6 </span> ; <span> Genesis 47:9 </span> ; <span> Genesis 50:36 </span> <span> Exodus 7:7 </span> ; <span> Exodus 12:40,41 </span> ; <span> Galatians 3:17 </span> ). [[His]] mother concealed him for a time from the cruel emissaries of the king. [[Finally]] she placed him in an ark of Bulrushes by the river's brink, and he was discovered, adopted, and [[Educated]] by the daughter of [[Pharaoh]] ( <span> Exodus 2:1-10 </span> ; <span> Acts 7:17-22 </span> ). </li> </ol>