Exodus 6:1–9

¹But the Lord replied to Moses, “Now you are going to see what I will do to Pharaoh: he will let them go because of My strong hand; he will drive them out of his land because of My strong hand.” ^a

God Promises Freedom

²Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am Yahweh. ³I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them. ^b4I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners. ^c5Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered ^dMy covenant.

⁶“Therefore tell the Israelites: I am Yahweh, and I will deliver you from the forced labor of the Egyptians and free you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm ^eand great acts of judgment. ⁷I will take you as My people, ^fand I will be your God. You will know ^gthat I am Yahweh your God, who delivered you from the forced labor of the Egyptians. ⁸I will bring you to the land that I swore ^hito give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.” ⁹Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen ^jto him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.