Exodus - 6 - Exod. 2:23-3:1 Hebrews Needed a Redeemer
The Hebrews cried out but they did not cry out to the Lord. The Bible is crystal clear on this. The Hebrew word for "cry out" is H2199 זעק pronounced ZA-A-KA. According to the Gesenius Hebrew Lexicon it is more a shriek of terror or a loud cry of total despair. Their ZA-A-KA made it to God's ears and then He remembered what's going on. Huh? Did God forget? Your Bible in English implies that God forgot! This is crazy. The Hebrew word for remember also means "constantly aware" so that we see it is always on the Lord's mind.
It is very interesting that Moses chose H2199 זעק ZA-A-KA to use. Is it…
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