WORD STUDY – A NEW KING – מלק חדשׁ

  Exodus 1:8: “Now there arose a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.”   There is something very curious here. In this verse the writer refers to the Pharaoh as a king.  From here on he is referred to as Pharaoh.  One reason could be historical. Do you...

WORD STUDY: MELEK KADASH (NEW KING)

Exodus 1:8: “Now there arose a new king over Egypt , which knew not Joseph.” This is the only time that Pharaoh is referred to as a king. From here on he is referred to as Pharaoh.   In Exodus 1:8 it refers to this new king as a  melek (king) kadash (new).   The...