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Now (
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Moses describes the wonderful order that God observes in performing his promise to Abraham ; (
Gen_15
:14 ).(:
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these [
are ]
the names of the children of Israel ,
which came into Egypt ;
every man and his household came with Jacob .
The Argument -
After Jacob by God '
s commandment in (
Gen_46
:3 )
had brought his family into Egypt ,
where they remained for four hundred years ,
and from seventy people grew to an infinite number so that the king and the country endeavoured both by tyranny and cruel slavery to suppress them :
the Lord according to his promise in (
Gen_15
:14 )
had compassion on his Church ,
and delivered them ,
but plagued their enemies in most strange and varied ways .
The more the tyranny of the wicked raged against his Church ,
the more his heavy judgments increased against them ,
till Pharaoh and his army were drowned in the sea ,
which gave an entry and passage to the children of God .
As the ingratitude of man is great ,
so they immediately forgot God '
s wonderful benefits and although he had given them the Passover as a sign and memorial of the same ,
yet they fell to distrust ,
and tempted God with various complaining and grudging against him and his ministers :
sometimes out of ambition ,
sometimes lack of drink or meat to satisfy their lusts ,
sometimes idolatry ,
or such like .
For this reason ,
God punished them with severe rods and plagues ,
that by his correction they might turn to him for help against his scourges ,
and earnestly repent for their rebellion and wickedness .
Because God loves them to the end ,
whom he has once begun to love ,
he punished them not as they deserved ,
but dealt with them mercifully ,
and with new benefits laboured to overcome their malice :
for he still governed them and gave them his word and Law ,
both concerning the way to serve him ,
and also the form of judgments and civil policy :
with the intent that they would not serve God after as they pleased ,
but according to the order ,
that his heavenly wisdom had appointed .
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Reuben ,
Simeon ,
Leui ,
and Iudah ,
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