Exodus 1:17
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.”Exodus 1:17
What Does Exodus 1:17 Mean?
Exodus 1:17 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 1, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 5:29“Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”Exodus 1:21“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”Proverbs 31:30“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.”Ecclesiastes 12:13“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”Luke 12:5“But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.”Matthew 10:28“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”Acts 4:19“But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.”Proverbs 16:6“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.”Acts 4:18“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”1 Samuel 22:17“And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.”Psalms 31:19“Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”Daniel 3:16“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.”Daniel 6:13“Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.”Genesis 42:18“And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:”Ecclesiastes 8:12“Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”Hosea 5:11“Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.”Matthew 2:12“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”Nehemiah 5:15“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”Esther 3:3“Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?”Proverbs 8:13“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
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