Exodus 2:24

24 And ¹God heard their groaning, and God ²remembered his covenant with ³Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 2:24 In-Context

22 She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."

23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God.

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

25 God saw the people of Israel--and God knew.

Cross References 3

1. Exodus 6:5
2. Psalms 105:8, 42; Psalms 106:45
3. Genesis 15:14; Genesis 46:4

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.

Exodus 2:24

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Exodus 2:24 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 2:24 In-Context

Cross References 3