Pharah's Plan To Kill The Jews In The Book
Pharaoh’s original plan was not to kill the Hebrews but instead to keep their population under control. Pharaoh feared the Jews and thought they would side with Egypt’s enemies when faced with war. Pharaoh's dread constrained the Israelites into hard work. Surprisingly, the more the Jews were mistreated, the more children they had. Next, Pharaoh settles on the choice to kill the Jews yet not every one of them. Pharaoh tells his servants to toss every boy that is born into the Nile, yet let each girl live.
The text in שמות proves that Pharaoh’s original plan was to “deal shrewdly” with the Jews instead of killing them. In שמות א-י the text states “הבה נתחכמה לו פן-ירבו והיה” meaning Pharaoh will be clever with how he deals with the Jews because …show more content…
Due to their perseverance, the Egyptians grew to dread the Israelites. This is shown in שמות א-יב where it reads “וכאשר יענו אתו כן ירבה וכן יפרץ ויקצו מפני בני ישראל”. The Israelites would not give up much to Pharaoh’s dismay. Pharaoh tried to first hurt the Jews but did not kill them after his first plan failed.
Next, Pharaoh finally makes the decision to kill the Jews but not all of them. He instructs the midwives to kill any Hebrew boys that are born. As the text holds in שמות א-יוthe midwives are instructed to check the Hebrew child’s gender and let the girls live, while killing the boys. Pharaoh decides to start killing the Hebrews after enslaving them fails. This is the second attempt Pharaoh makes in hopes of stopping the Hebrews from …show more content…
Interestingly, Pharaoh does not specify which boys should be killed or why he choose the Nile as the way of killing them. Rashi tells us that the reason behind Pharaoh’s unclear phrasing is that Pharaoh’s astrologers told the Pharaoh that the savior of the Israelites would be born but it was not known if the deliverer was an Egyptian or an Israelite. Therefore, Pharaoh decided to kill every boy born rather than taking the chance of letting the savior survive. The astrologers also predicted the deliverer would suffer misfortune through water. However they did not know that Moses would in fact suffer from the waters of Meribah and not the waters of the Nile. This is the third and most successful endeavor Pharaoh tries to commit, and the results end in a
The text in שמות proves that Pharaoh’s original plan was to “deal shrewdly” with the Jews instead of killing them. In שמות א-י the text states “הבה נתחכמה לו פן-ירבו והיה” meaning Pharaoh will be clever with how he deals with the Jews because …show more content…
Due to their perseverance, the Egyptians grew to dread the Israelites. This is shown in שמות א-יב where it reads “וכאשר יענו אתו כן ירבה וכן יפרץ ויקצו מפני בני ישראל”. The Israelites would not give up much to Pharaoh’s dismay. Pharaoh tried to first hurt the Jews but did not kill them after his first plan failed.
Next, Pharaoh finally makes the decision to kill the Jews but not all of them. He instructs the midwives to kill any Hebrew boys that are born. As the text holds in שמות א-יוthe midwives are instructed to check the Hebrew child’s gender and let the girls live, while killing the boys. Pharaoh decides to start killing the Hebrews after enslaving them fails. This is the second attempt Pharaoh makes in hopes of stopping the Hebrews from …show more content…
Interestingly, Pharaoh does not specify which boys should be killed or why he choose the Nile as the way of killing them. Rashi tells us that the reason behind Pharaoh’s unclear phrasing is that Pharaoh’s astrologers told the Pharaoh that the savior of the Israelites would be born but it was not known if the deliverer was an Egyptian or an Israelite. Therefore, Pharaoh decided to kill every boy born rather than taking the chance of letting the savior survive. The astrologers also predicted the deliverer would suffer misfortune through water. However they did not know that Moses would in fact suffer from the waters of Meribah and not the waters of the Nile. This is the third and most successful endeavor Pharaoh tries to commit, and the results end in a