Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Egypt, that happy shelter for Israel, became a house of bondage when a king arose who knew not Joseph. The best service rendered to men is soonest forgotten after death; but if we serve God, our labor will not be lost. Better to work for Him than for men, whose memory fails and gratitude with it.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 1:8-14
Pharaoh plots in secret, not by open war but by crafty methods to weaken them gradually. He fears their numbers and dreads they will join his enemies and escape to Canaan if ever conflict comes. His counsel is shrewd in its wickedness and swift in its execution.
AI summary
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [so] get them up out of the land. (d) Into Canaan, and so we shall lose our conveniences.