God blessed the family of Jacob. The seventy people that came from Canaan to Egypt had become numerous in number. So numerous, that it alarmed the new king of Egypt. He feared the possibility of the Israelites joining with an invading nation and destroying Egypt. His plan was to make slaves out of the Israelites, subjecting them to harsh working conditions and to kill newborn male babies. [Reflection based on the Bible Reference – Exodus 1:5-16]
