Exodus 6:9

"I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am the LORD.’”"

Key Reflection

This verse encapsulates God's ongoing covenant with Israel, promising the land as an eternal inheritance. It underscores both historical fulfillment and future eschatological realization, affirming that God is the one who makes such enduring promises come true.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

They hearkened not -The contrast between the reception of this communication and that recorded inExodus 4:31is accounted for by the change of circumstances. On the former occasion the people were comparatively at ease, accustomed to their lot, sufficiently afflicted to long for deliverance, and sufficiently free in spirit to hope for it. For anguish -See the margin; out of breath, as it were, after their cruel disappointment, they were quite absorbed by their misery, unable and unwilling to attend to any fresh communication.

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