Êxodo 6

Êxodo 6

Morgan - The supreme need in every hour of difficulty and depression is a vision of God. To see Him is to see all else in proper proportion and perspective. Exodus 6:4 "I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned. established - Ge 6:18 Ge 15:18 Ge 17:7,8,13 28:4 2Sa 23:5 Isa 55:3 the land of their - Ge 15:13 Ge 17:8 Ge 23:4 Ge 26:3 Ps 105:12 Ac 7:5 A REMINDER OF THE LAND COVENANT WITH ISRAEL I also established My covenant (beriyth; Lxx - diatheke) with them - Established is the Hebrew word (qum) which in the Hiphil means to stand, to set up, to confirm, in this context the covenant (this same verb qum is used in Ge 17:7, 17:19, 21, Lev 26:9) Qum is translated in the Septuagint with histemi meaning to set or to cause to be in a place. Notice the possessive pronoun My -- this is God's personal covenant which He makes! The covenant of course is the Abrahamic Covenant (Ge 15:18+, Ge 17:7). The covenant that God makes with the patriarchs, is the covenant He will establish and He will make to stand, firm, stable, secure and eternal. "The covenants God makes, He establishes; they are made as firm as the power and truth of God can make them. We may venture our all upon this bottom." (M Henry) To give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they sojourned - This declaration is a reaffirmation of the promise to Abraham in Ge 13:15 (all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever) and Ge 17:8 (I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.). The use of the word sojourned is a reminder that the patriarchs did not receive the promises and that they lived as foreigners, without owning property or having the rights of kinship with the surrounding population.. In Acts 7:5+ Stephen says "“But He (ABRAHAM) gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He promised that HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS AFTER HIM." Thompson - This land has very specific boundaries and the reason why Israel is guaranteed this land is not because of her faithfulness, it is because of God’s covenant. It is the same reason we are guaranteed heaven. It is not because of our faithfulness, it is because of God’s grace covenant. (Sermon) Exodus 6:5 "Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant. the groaning - Ex 2:24 Ex 3:7 Ps 106:44 Isa 63:9 I have remembered - Ex 2:24 Ge 8:1 9:15 Ps 105:8 106:45 Lu 1:54,72 JEHOVAH'S COMPASSION His free compassion is grounded in His faithfulness to covenant. Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel - Yes He had heard the initial groaning (Ex 2:24+), but now He hears the new groaning from the worsening work conditions. Psalm 106:44 Nevertheless He looked upon their distress When He heard their cry; Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old. Groaning (05009)(neaqah from nāʾaq = to groan) means to be pained which produces groaning. Used only 4x (Exod. 2:24; Exod. 6:5; Jdg. 2:18; Ezek. 30:24) three of Israel groaning (all three in Septuagint = stenagmos) because of political/physical oppression. In the oracle of Ezekiel (Ezek 30:24) against Egypt, Ethiopia, Put, Lut, Arabia and Libya, Egypt was doomed by the hand of Babylon and Pharaoh would "groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man." This word is used in Judges 2:18+ even after they had rebelled against Him, in his longsuffering and based on His covenant love for Israel we read "When the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning (neaqah) because of those who oppressed and afflicted them. Because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage - The Hebrews were enslaved. The Septuagint for holding in bondage is katadouloo which means the Egyptians were making the Hebrews their slaves and were placing them under their control. Matthew