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title: "Wesley"
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This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
*Joseph* — Among the people of Israel.
*Testimony* — For a witness of that glorious deliverance.
*He* — God.
*Went* — As a captain at the head of his people.
*Egypt* — To execute his judgments upon that land.
*I* — My progenitors, for all the successive generations of Israel make one body, and are sometimes spoken of as one person.
*A language* — The Egyptian language, which at first was unknown to the Israelites, [Genesis 42:13](../../../kjv/genesis/42/13), and probably continued so for some considerable time, because they were much separated both in place and conversation from the Egyptians.

I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
*Pots* — This word denotes all those vessels wherein they carried water, straw, lime, or bricks.

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. /*Selah*/.
*Calledst* — At the Red Sea.
*Secret place* — From the dark and cloudy pillar, whence I thundered against the Egyptians.

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
*Testify* — This God did presently after he brought them from Meribah, even at Sinai.

I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
*Wide* — Either to pray for mercies, or to receive the mercies which I am ready to give you.

The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
*Him* — Unto Israel.
*Their time* — Their happy time.

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
*Honey* — With all pleasant and precious fruits.

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