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1 | In Exodus chapter 1, who is the King? | Ex 1:1 | evee | 86287 | ||
What were the names of the first two Kings of Egypt? | ||||||
2 | In Exodus chapter 1, who is the King? | Ex 1:1 | Esther Shilpa | 86288 | ||
1. King of Egypt 2. Egypt's King Exodus 1 |
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3 | In Exodus chapter 1, who is the King? | Ex 1:1 | Acts 22 | 86340 | ||
The change in the account of the Hebrews in Egypt is noted here in Exodus 1:8, "A new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph." That began the loss of status for the Israelites. They experience sudden and cataclysmic change. The most reasonable explanation for the change of fortune lies in the policies adopted by pharoahs (the generic name of all Egyptian leaders and not the name of any specific leader) of the 19th Dynasty (1304 - 1200 BC) especially by Ramses II (1290 - 1224 BC) who shifted Egypt's administrative and strategic center to the eastern delta of the Nile, where he undertook building projects that required a huge local labor force. While it was Ramses II that is credited with most of this change, the seeds for such action were planted in the middle of the 18th century BC. At that time the Hyksos, a conglomerate of ethnic groups among whom semites predominated, took over Lower Egypt and ruled it until their expulsion in the second half of the 16th century BC. After that, the delta was neglected by the central government. A revival of interest in that part of Egypt began with the reign of Haremheb (1330 - 1306 BC) and accelerated under his successors. Where did the Egyptians learn to oppress their slaves and control their male births? Possibly from the Hyksos. It was the Egyptians who again rose in strength and numbers to overthrow their oppressors. Egyptians may have feared that Hebrew males would be born in great numbers and rise up to rebellion. The last king of Egypt's 18th Dynasty was Haremheb, and Ramses I and Seti I served as co-regent. Ramses II was the third king of the 19th Dynasty. | ||||||