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Exodus 2:24

Listen to Exodus 2:24
24 God listened to their groanings. God remembered his covenant with Abraham, 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.

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Exodus 2:24 In-Context

22 She had a son, and Moses named him Gershom (Sojourner), saying, "I'm a sojourner in a foreign country."
23 Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out. Their cries for relief from their hard labor ascended to God:
24 God listened to their groanings. God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25 God saw what was going on with Israel. God understood.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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