cf. KB, 365). The verb, also used for the intimate relationship of husband and wife (Ge 4:1), marks the love of God for his children. God heard the groaning of the Israelites in Egypt, and he “knew” (Ex 2:25; NIV, “was concerned”). This knowledge about their miserable condition is the beginning of the magnificent story of the exodus, because he demonstrated his love for them by many signs and wonders (cf. Ex 19:4). God’s “knowledge” is a deep commitment to, love for, and care of his own; hence the
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