10-25-2023, 04:30 AM
Blue Bird Wrote:I'm not sure what bible translation you have and how you came to the conclusion that God heard the cry of his children during a religious service. The text itself doesn't imply a spiritual service but hard labour that they had to do for the Egyptians.
The text says it explicitly: "and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goes up to God, because of the service".
rosends Wrote:God had told Abraham of a total time of slavery. God remembers that the time he foretold was up. He knew beforehand of what was happening and that the plan he had set in motion was ready to move to the next phase.
Ah, so the crying of the sons of Isreal was a reminder? A signal that it was time?