In Exodus 2:23–25, we meet Israel in the long night of suffering—centuries of
oppression, unanswered prayers, and wordless groaning under Pharaoh’s cruelty. Though time has
brought no relief, Moses assures us that God has not been absent or indifferent. God hears the
groans of His people, remembers His covenant promises, sees their affliction, and knows them
intimately. This passage reminds us that waiting is not abandonment and silence is not
forgetfulness. Ultimately, this hope is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who entered into our suffering,
cried out in the darkness, and delivered us from our greatest enemies—sin, death, and evil.
Because of the cross, God’s people can endure the many days of groaning with the comfort that
God is with us, for us, and moving us toward redemption.