An alarmed Pharaoh tries a second tactic to curb the growth of the Hebrew nation by telling the midwives not to allow the babies to live when they are born—but the midwives fear God and will not violate His values. We must uphold the sanctity of life in the same way today.
Despite 400 years of suffering in Egypt, the faithful followed God and did not become like the people around them. In the same way our faith today grows through adversity as we live in a foreign land that is not our final home.
As Exodus opens, God’s people find themselves subjected to another nation. How did they get here? Will God allow them to stay in the place they’re in, both physically and spiritually?
