Acts 7:34

“I have seen, I have see the affliction of my people, &c] The repetition of the phrase denotes the certainty of it, the exquisite and exact knowledge the Lord took of the affliction of his people, and how much his heart was affected with it: which is in Egypt; from whence Moses had fled and had left them, he being now in the land of Midian, which was the place of his sojourning: and I have heard their groaning; under their various oppressions and burdens, and by reason of the cruel usage of their taskmasters: and am come down to deliver them; not by local motion, or change of place, God being omnipresent, who fills all places at all times; but by the effects of his grace and power. And now…”

“I have seen ... - The repetition of this word is in accordance with the usage of the Hebrew writers when they wish to represent anything emphatically. Their groaning - Under their oppressions. Am come down - This is spoken in accordance with human conceptions. It means that God was about to deliver them. I will send thee ... - This is a mere summary of what is expressed at much greater length in Exodus 3:7-10. return to 'Top of Page'”

“I have seen: Exo 2:23-25, Exo 3:7, Exo 3:9, Exo 4:31, Exo 6:5, Exo 6:6; Jdg 2:18, Jdg 10:15, Jdg 10:16; Neh 9:9; Psa 106:44; Isa 63:8, Isa 63:9 and am: Gen 11:5, Gen 11:7, Gen 18:21; Exo 3:8; Num 11:17; Psa 144:5; Isa 64:1; Joh 3:13; Joh 6:38 And now: Exo 3:10, Exo 3:14; Psa 105:26; Hos 12:13; Mic 6:4 Acts 7:35”