Exodus Chapter 1

“Now these are the names of the children of Israel which came down into Egypt, etc.] Of the twelve patriarchs, the sons of Jacob, who were heads of the twelve tribes, whose names are here given; since the historian is about to give an account of their coming out of Egypt, and that it might be observed how greatly they increased in it, and how exactly the promise to Abraham, of the multiplication of his seed, was fulfilled: or, “and these are the names” f2, etc. this book being connected with the former by the copulative “and”; and when this was wrote, it is highly probable there was no division of the books made,…”

“Exodus 1:1 INCREASE OF THE ISRAELITES. (Exo. 1:1-22) Now these are the names--(See Gen. 46:8-26).”

“Now - Literally, “And,” indicating a close connection with the preceding narrative. In fact this chapter contains a fulfillment of the predictions recorded in Genesis 46:3 and in Genesis 15:13. Every man and his household - It may be inferred from various notices that the total number of dependents was considerable, a point of importance in its bearings upon the history of the Exodus (compare Genesis 13:6; Genesis 14:14). return to 'Top of Page'”

“Every man of his household - That is, children and grand - children. Exodus 1:3”

“1:1-22 The need for deliverance was obviously related to the Israelites’ condition (the Egyptians worked the people of Israel without mercy, 1:13); it also was related to promises God had made to the patriarchs years earlier. The Lord had promised Abraham that his descendants would be a great nation, living in freedom in the land of Canaan. At this point, Abraham’s descendants were slaves in Egypt under a pharaoh determined to decimate them as a people. God would have to rescue the people if his promises were to be kept. 1:1 Israel is the name God had given to Jacob, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham (Gen…”

“Exo 6:14-16; Gen 29:31-35, 30:1-21, Gen 35:18, Gen 35:23-26, 46:8-26, 49:3-27; Ch1 2:1, Ch1 2:2, 12:23-40, Ch1 27:16-22; Rev 7:4-8 Nehemiah, Neh 10:1, in the month, Ezr 10:9; Zac 7:1, in the twentieth, Ezr 7:7, Shushan, Shushan, or Susa, was the capital of Susiana, a province of Persia, and the winter residence of the Persian monarchs; situated about 252 miles east of Babylon, and the same distance south-south-east of Ecbatana, in lat. 32 degrees, long. 49 degrees. The circumference of its walls was about 120 stadia. Shouster is supposed to occupy its site. Est 1:2, Est 3:15; Dan 8:2 Exodus 1:2”

“To place the multiplication of the children of Israel into a strong nation in its true light, as the commencement of the realization of the promises of God, the number of the souls that went down with Jacob to Egypt is repeated from Gen 46:27 (on the number 70, in which Jacob is included, see the notes on this passage); and the repetition of the names of the twelve sons of Jacob serves to give to the history which follows a character of completeness within itself. "With Jacob they came, every one and his house," i.e., his sons, together with their families, their wives, and their children. The sons are arranged…”