Exodus 1:9
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:”Exodus 1:9
What Does Exodus 1:9 Mean?
Exodus 1:9 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 1, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Exodus 1:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 1:12“But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.”Genesis 26:16“And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.”Psalms 105:24“And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.”Ecclesiastes 4:4“Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”Acts 7:19“The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.”James 3:14“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”Numbers 22:4“And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.”Psalms 73:8“They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.”Proverbs 14:28“In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.”Proverbs 27:4“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”Titus 3:3“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”Deuteronomy 4:34“Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?”Job 5:2“For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.”James 4:5“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”
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