Exodus 2:24

Translations

Modern

So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Traditional

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Literal

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Latin

Et audivit gemitum eorum, ac recordatus est fœderis quod pepigit cum Abraham, Isaac et Jacob.

Original

Hebrew

English

So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Notes

Exodus 2:24–25

The verbs here describe a God who understands his people's needs (heard … saw) and who is faithful and reliable (remembered His covenant). He fulfills his responsibilities in a relationship (took notice).

Exodus 2:16–25

This passage shows the concern Moses felt for the oppressed. It describes his move to a new land (2:18–22). He married, had a child, and lived there for 40 years (Acts 7:30).

From a human perspective, rescuing the Israelites through Moses seemed impossible. But what God's perspective is what matters. The end of this section tells us that God had not forgotten his people (Exodus 2:23–25). He was only waiting for the right time to act (2:25).

Exodus 2:1–25

Chapter 1 explained why Israel needed rescue. Chapter 2 shows how God prepared Moses, the rescuer. God used the threat to Hebrew baby boys to ensure that Moses was ready for his mission (see study note on 2:10).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Jethro (Reuel) God’s Covenant with Abraham

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Exodus 6:5
Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
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Luke 1:72–73
…to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
Psalm 22:24
For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
Psalm 138:3
On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
Psalm 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
Genesis 26:24
…and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
Psalm 105:6–13
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Judges 2:18
Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.
Genesis 46:2–4
And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Messiah Midian, Midianite

Topics

Answers To Prayer: Israelites Anthropomorphisms: Miscellaneous Figures God: Faithfulness of God: Mercy of God: Preserver: To the Israelites, in Bringing About Their Deliverance from Bondage Israel: Their Groaning Heard by God Prayer: Answered: from Bondage

Exodus 2:24

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