Exodus 2:11

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Moses grew and became a man. He saw that his own people, the Hebrews, [10] were forced to work very hard. One day Moses saw an Egyptian man beating a Hebrew man.

Cross References

Exodus 1:11

The Egyptian people decided to make life hard for the people of Israel. So the Egyptians put slave masters over the people. These masters forced the Israelites to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses for the king. The king used these cities to store grain and other things.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.

Exodus 5:14

The Egyptian slave masters had chosen the Hebrew [46] foremen and had made them responsible for the work the people did. The Egyptian slave masters beat these foremen and said to them, “Why aren’t you making as many bricks as you made in the past? If you could do it then, you can do it now!”

Exodus 5:4

But Pharaoh said to them, “Moses and Aaron, you are bothering the workers. Let them do their work! Go mind your own business!

Exodus 5:5

There are very many workers, and you are keeping them from doing their jobs.”

Exodus 5:9

So make these people work harder. Keep them busy. Then they will not have enough time to listen to the lies of Moses.”

Exodus 6:6

So tell the people of Israel that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord. I will save you. I will make you free. You will not be slaves of the Egyptians. I will use my great power and bring terrible punishment to the Egyptians. Then I will save you.

Exodus 6:7

You will be my people and I will be your God. I am the Lord your God, and you will know that I made you free from Egypt.

Isaiah 58:6

“I will tell you the kind of special day I want—a day to make people free. I want a day that you take the burdens off people. I want a day when you make the troubled people free. I want a day when you take the burdens from their shoulders.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me all you people that are tired and have heavy burdens. I will give you rest.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord (God) has come to me.\par God chose me to tell good news to people\par that are poor.\par God sent me to tell people who are\par prisoners that they are free,\par and to tell the blind people\par that they can see again.\par God sent me to free the weak people\par from their suffering\par