Exodus 1:12 tells us an interesting fact about the persecuted Israelites in Egypt: 'the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread'. As the notes in my Bible so eloquently say, 'when we are burdened or mistreated it can make us stronger and develop qualities in us that will prepare us for the future'.
Later in the chapter we see Midwives going against Pharaoh and not killing the Hebrew babies. They lied to Pharaoh, saying they just weren't getting there in time to do it, and God 'gave them families of their own' (vs 21). What jumps out at me here is how God is not looking for ways to punish (which he could have done for the lying), but to bless, which he did for saving the babies.
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