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Exodus 1:21 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Exodus 1:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 1 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”
Exodus 1:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 1:21
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses (וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּתִּים, vaya'as lahem batim)—He made them houses means God gave them families/descendants, not merely physical buildings (cf. 2 Samuel 7:11, 27 where God "builds a house" for David). The Hebrew idiom "house" (בַּיִת, bayit) signifies dynasty, family lineage, posterity. This is remarkable because childless women might have feared remaining barren as midwives who defied the king's infanticide. Instead, God rewards their life-preserving work with their own enduring households. This principle echoes t...
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Cross-References for Exodus 1:21
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“if you will listen to all that I command you”
“that shall do according to that which is in my heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before my anointed forever.”
“and do good. Dwell in the land”
“Yahweh of Armies”
“and lives long”
“who has established me”
“because my lord fights the battles of Yahweh; and evil shall not be found in you all your days.”
“they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city”
“And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel”
“and speak to them”