What happened to the Israelites as oppression increased, in terms of population growth?

• A. They diminished and were enslaved further
• B. They cried out to God in fear
• C. They grew and God blessed them
• D. They moved to another land

Answer: (C)

The question tests how oppression affects the size of the Israelite community. Even as Pharaoh’s harsh treatment in Egypt increases, the people continue to multiply because God blesses them and preserves their line. This pattern is seen in the biblical narrative, where the more the Egyptians afflicted them, the more they grew and spread (Exodus 1:12–14). It shows that human hardship doesn’t stop God’s blessing or the growth of His people, and this growth helps explain why the story moves toward a dramatic deliverance through Moses. The other ideas—that they only cried out, or that they moved to another land—don’t address the actual outcome described by the text about population growth under oppression.