How should God's response to Israel's groaning influence our trust in His timing? The Setting of Exodus 6:5 “Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.” (Exodus 6:5) • Four centuries earlier God told Abraham this day would come (Genesis 15:13-14). • Now the God who promised moves: He hears, He remembers, He acts. God Hears Every Groan • Psalm 34:15—“The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.” • Exodus 2:23-24—He heard, He remembered, He looked, He took notice. • Not one sigh or tear is lost; heaven’s throne room records it all. God Acts by Covenant, Not Panic • “I have remembered My covenant.” (Exodus 6:5) • Deuteronomy 7:9—He keeps covenant “to a thousand generations.” • 430 years in Egypt (Exodus 12:40) forged a family into a nation and set the stage for unmatched deliverance. Waiting Is Not Abandonment • Isaiah 30:18—He waits to be gracious; we are blessed when we wait for Him. • Habakkuk 2:3—The vision hastens to fulfillment; “though it lingers, wait for it.” • 2 Peter 3:9—Delay often means mercy, not indifference. Lessons for Trusting His Timing • God’s clock is tied to covenant promises, not to our calendars. • Delay deepens dependence and magnifies glory when the answer comes (Exodus 9:16). • Deliverance often arrives at the “midnight hour” (Exodus 12:29-31; Acts 16:25-26). Practical Steps While We Wait • Recall His promises—Romans 8:28; Jeremiah 29:11 anchor the soul. • Record past interventions—like Moses chronicling the Exodus, journal God’s faithfulness. • Rest in His character—Exodus 34:6-7 paints a God “abounding in faithful love.” • Resist shortcuts—Abraham’s Hagar episode (Genesis 16) warns against forced timing. • Rejoice in the “fullness of time” principle—Galatians 4:4 shows Christ came precisely on schedule. Confidence Anchored in Exodus 6:5 Because the Lord still hears and remembers, every believer can wait with quiet confidence. The moment of rescue will arrive exactly when it brings maximum glory to Him and ultimate good to us. |
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