Exodus 2:24

24 who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. ¹

Exodus 2:24 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 2:24

And God heard their groaning
The petitions they put up to him with groans and cries:

and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with
Jacob;
that he would bring their seed out of a land not theirs, in which they were strangers, and were afflicted, into the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.

Exodus 2:24 In-Context

22 who bore him a son. Moses said to himself, "I am a foreigner in this land, and so I name him Gershom."

23 Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God,

24 who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

25 He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them.

Cross References

• 1. 2.24Genesis 15.13, 14.