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God’s goodness to His People
This is a historical psalm written to commemorate God’s goodness to His people and the faithfulness of His dealings. It could also be classified as a hymn of praise since it includes the characteristic threefold content: a call to praise (vv. 1-6), a cause for praise (vv. 7-41, and a ...

The Story of Joseph in Egypt
The Lord protected his people as they sojourned in other lands (vv. 13-15). The writer traces the events that led to the exile of the patriarchal family from the promised land to their settlement in Egypt. God created a mighty famine in the land of Canaan that drove the chosen people down into ...

Miracles Performed by Moses And Aaron
God used Egypt’s animosity to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. God sent his servant Moses and Aaron to His people in Egypt, and they worked miracles and wonders there (vv. 26-27). The psalmist does not list all the miracles, nor does he place them in the order they occurred, but he ...

God’s Miraculous Provisions For Israel
The records in Exodus as well as here, show that the Egyptians loaded the Hebrews with silver and gold as pay back for the countless years they had been in slavery to them (Ex. l2:35-36). The oppressed Israelites were anxious to leave, but not as much so than their oppressors were anxious ...