What is the meaning of Exodus 4:31? And they believed The very first response recorded is simple trust: “And the people believed” (Exodus 4:31). • This echoes the pattern God loves to see—faith first, then action. Abram “believed the LORD” in Genesis 15:6; the Israelites “believed in the LORD and in His servant Moses” after the Red Sea in Exodus 14:31. • In every age, belief is the doorway to deliverance. Hebrews 11:6 reminds us that “without faith it is impossible to please God.” • Their belief rested on God’s revealed word through Moses, showing that genuine faith is never blind; it is a reasoned response to God’s promises (Romans 10:17). When they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites Hearing that the Lord had “attended” (visited, regarded) His people stirred fresh hope. • Earlier, God said, “I have surely visited you” (Exodus 3:16). That same language of divine visitation appears when Zechariah rejoices, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people” (Luke 1:68). • Divine attendance means covenant faithfulness: He “remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” (Exodus 2:24). • For believers today, Christ’s promise, “I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20), is the ultimate evidence that God still attends to His people. Had seen their affliction God’s awareness is personal and compassionate. He told Moses, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people” (Exodus 3:7). • Psalm 34:15 affirms, “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and His ears are inclined to their cry.” • When oppressed Israel realized that God truly saw their misery, despair turned to worship. • The same assurance sustains believers facing trials: “We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses” (Hebrews 4:15). They bowed down and worshiped Faith that hears and knows God’s care culminates in adoration. • Bowing is the natural posture before majesty; Moses would later hurry to bow when God’s glory passed by (Exodus 34:8). • Worship acknowledges God’s character and works—something Israel repeats after Passover (Exodus 12:27) and that heaven mirrors as elders “fall down before Him” (Revelation 4:10). • True worship is both inward reverence and outward expression, the rightful response whenever God unveils His saving hand (Psalm 95:6). summary Exodus 4:31 shows a beautiful progression: faith sparked by God’s word, hope ignited by His visitation, comfort born of His compassionate sight, and heartfelt worship as the fitting response. The verse assures believers that the Lord still speaks, attends, sees, and therefore deserves our humble adoration. |
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