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Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
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God Is Deeply Attentive
Commentators emphasize that God's repetition of seeing the oppression and hearing the cries is intentional. John Gill notes this shows the 'great notice he took of it.' Matthew Henry adds that God is aware of even the 'secret sorrows' of His people. This verse is a powerful assurance that God is not distant or unaware; He is intimately attentive to the suffering of His people.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Baptist
And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a l…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me See (Exodus 2:23) : and I …
Presbyterian
God notices the afflictions of Israel. He notes their sorrows; indeed, even the secret sorrows of God's people are known to him. He hears their cry…
