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Slaves עָבַד
We are in still in Exodus chapter one with our word for today. עָבַד till, toil, work, serve, make someone work, work as a slave. It is used 287 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. The basic meaning of our word is to till or work the ground like we see at the beginning. Genesis 4:2 Cain a עֹבֵ֥ד worker of the ground. Work is not a bad thing in and of itself but when someone is forced to work as a slave then it becomes an evil thing. Exodus 6:5-6 Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the people of Israel whom the Egyptians hold as מַעֲבִדִ֣ים slaves, and I have remembered my…
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