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Exodus 2:25
25God saw what was happening to the Israelites. He knew that he must help them.
Exodus 2:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
- New International Version (NIV)So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God acknowledged them.
Context of Exodus 2:25
23After a long time had passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites were still slaves of the Egyptians. That made them very sad and they complained loudly. God heard them when they cried for help. 24He thought about his promise to take care of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their descendants. God saw what was happening to the Israelites. He knew that he must help them.
Read all of Exodus 2Exodus 2:25 word by word
וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֖דַע אֱלֹהִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 2:25
- Exodus 4:31And the people believed Aaron and Moses. They had heard that the Lord had come to his people. God had seen their hard life and he was sorry for them. They put their heads down and they worshipped God.
- 1 Samuel 1:11She made a promise to God. She prayed, ‘Lord Almighty, you can see how sad I am. Please be kind to me, your servant. Remember me and do not forget me. Please give a son to me, your servant. If you do that, I will give him to serve you for all of his life. Nobody will ever cut his hair.’
- 2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the Lord will understand my trouble. He may see how Shimei is cursing me and he may bless me instead.’
- Job 33:27That person will say clearly to everyone, “I did things that were not right. I did wrong things, but God did not punish me as I deserved.
- Luke 1:25‘The Lord has now given me a baby,’ she said. ‘He has been kind to me. Because of this, other people cannot say bad things about me now.’
- Exodus 1:8Later, a new king began to rule in Egypt. He did not know anything about Joseph.
- Exodus 3:7The Lord said, ‘I have certainly seen the troubles of my people in Egypt. I have heard them when they cry for help because of their cruel masters. I know that they are very sad.
- Psalms 1:6The Lord takes care of people who respect him. But wicked people are living in a way that will take them to a bad end.
- Psalms 55:22Take your problems to the Lord. He will take care of you. He will never let his own people fall.
- Matthew 7:23But I will say to these people, “I never knew you. You do not obey God. You are bad. So go away from me.” ’
Commentaries on Exodus 2:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And God had respect unto them - אלהים וידע vaiyeda Elohim, God knew them, i.e., he approved of them, and therefore it is said that their cry came up before God, and he heard their groaning. The word ידע yada, to know, in the Hebrew Bible, as well as in the Greek Testament, is frequently used in the sense of approving; and because God knew - had respect for and approved of, them, therefore he was determined to deliver them. For אלהים Elohim, God, in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-25Verses 23-25 The Israelites' bondage in Egypt continued, though the murdering of their infants did not continue. Sometimes the Lord suffers the rod of the wicked to lie very long and very heavy on the lot of the righteous. At last they began to think of God under their troubles. It is a sign that the Lord is coming towards us with deliverance, when he inclines and enables us to cry to him for it. God heard their groaning; he made it to appear that he took…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25The verbs here describe a God who understands his people's needs (heard … saw) and who is faithful and reliable (remembered His covenant). He fulfills his responsibilities in a relationship (took notice).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2511. in those days, when Moses was grown--not in age and stature only, but in power as well as in renown for accomplishments and military prowess (Ac 7:22). There is a gap here in the sacred history which, however, is supplied by the inspired commentary of Paul, who has fully detailed the reasons as well as extent of the change that took place in his worldly condition; and whether, as some say, his royal mother had proposed to make him coregent and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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