Passage Research
Exodus 1 — Sermon Preparation
The Israelites multiply so rapidly in Egypt that a new Pharaoh enslaves them and orders the death of their newborn sons. Below is a research summary for Exodus 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 240 / 120
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָלַד | yâlad | H3205 | 9 | bear young, beget |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 6 | Mitsrajim |
| רָבָה | râbâh | H7235 | 4 | increase |
| עִבְרִי | ʻIbrîy | H5680 | 3 | Eberite |
| עֲבֹדָה | ʻăbôdâh | H5656 | 3 | work |
| פֶּרֶךְ | perek | H6531 | 2 | fracture, severity |
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 3 | Joseph |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We have here, I. God's kindness to Israel, in multiplying them exceedingly, (ver. 1-7). II. The Egyptians' wickedness to them, 1. Oppressing and enslaving them, (ver. 8-14). 2. Murdering their children, (ver. 15-22). Thus whom the court of heaven blessed the country of Egypt cursed, and for that reason. The Israelites Oppressed in Egypt. (b. c. 1588.) 1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 1:1–35 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Ex 1:1
- Pithom— Ex 1:11
- Rameses— Ex 1:11
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