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You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,
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God's Active Compassion
Commentators emphasize that God's seeing and hearing are not passive acts. When God "sawest the affliction," it was with active pity and compassion that moved Him to send a deliverer. Similarly, when He "heardest their cry" at the Red Sea, He responded by powerfully working salvation. This verse shows that God actively engages with the suffering of His people.
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Nehemiah
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Reformed Baptist
And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt The hard bondage in which their lives were made bitter; and was n…
Presbyterian
The summary of their prayers we have here on record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do anything in the way of duty, we …
