Exodus 2:24

24 And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and 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.

Exodus 2:24 In-Context

22 And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper, hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.
24 And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25 And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.
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