Exodus 2:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Moses

Acts 7:22

Hebrews 11:24

Burdens

General references

Genesis 31:23

Bible References

Moses

So Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his words and deeds.

By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,

Burdens

So they put foremen over the Israelites to oppress them with hard labor. As a result they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

Make the work harder for the men so they will keep at it and pay no attention to lying words!"

No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

General references

So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.