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24 God heard their moaning and God was mindful of his covenant(A) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 25 God saw the Israelites, and God knew….[a]

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  1. 2:25 God knew: in response to the people’s cry, God, mindful of the covenant, looks on their plight and acknowledges firsthand the depth of their suffering (see 3:7). In vv. 23–25, traditionally attributed to the Priestly writer, God is mentioned five times, in contrast to the rest of chaps. 1–2, where God is rarely mentioned. These verses serve as a fitting transition to Moses’ call in chap. 3.

24 God heard their groaning and he remembered(A) his covenant(B) with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. 25 So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned(C) about them.

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