Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Cross-reference

Exodus 3:7–9 Historical context

In Exodus 3:7-9, God directly says He has heard their cry and will act — the immediate narrative follow-up.

Exodus 4:19 Historical context

Exodus 4:19 confirms the death of those who sought Moses' life, directly tying the king's death to Moses' return commission.

Exodus 1:14 Historical context

Exodus 1:14 describes the bitter slavery and hard labor that caused the groanings — the oppression leading to the cry.

Exodus 3:9 Historical context

Exodus 3:9 repeats God's hearing of the cry: 'the cry of the people of Israel has come to me' — directly continuing the narrative.

Exodus 3:17 Historical context

In Exodus 3:17, God directly responds to the cry of 2:23 by promising deliverance from Egypt's misery.

Exodus 16:3 Contrast

In Exodus 16:3, the Israelites romanticize Egypt as a land of plenty — a sharp contrast to their groaning under slavery in 2:23.

Exodus 22:22-27 commands not to oppress the vulnerable, warning that God will hear their cry — the same principle as Israel's cry here.

Exodus 7:7 Historical context

Exodus 7:7 gives Moses' age (80) when he spoke to Pharaoh, marking the end of the 'many days' mentioned in Exodus 2:23.

Exodus 22:27 states God hears the cry of the oppressed — the same principle at work when Israel cried out in 2:23.

In Judges 10:12, God remembers Israel crying out under oppression and delivering them — directly mirroring the Exodus cry.

James 5:4 Allusion

James 5:4 says the cries of defrauded laborers have reached the Lord of hosts — the same language as the Israelites' cry reaching God.

Isaiah 19:20 prophesies that when Egypt cries to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send a savior — a direct parallel to Exodus.

Nehemiah 9:9 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:9 recites how God saw Israel's suffering and heard their cry in Egypt — a direct reference to this moment.

Psalm 107:19 generalizes the pattern: 'They cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them' — exactly the Exodus pattern.

Psalm 12:5 Parallel

In Psalm 12:5, God responds to the groaning of the poor, echoing the same divine attention to the Israelites' cry here.

Psalm 18:6 Parallel

Psalm 18:6 mirrors the cry and response: 'In my distress I called... my cry reached his ears.'

Psalm 81:7 Allusion

Psalm 81:7 directly says 'You called in trouble, and I delivered you' — a clear echo of Israel's cry and God's response.

Deuteronomy 26:6 Historical context

Deuteronomy 26:6 describes the harsh treatment and hard labor that caused the groaning in Exodus 2:23, providing the backstory.

Acts 7:30 Historical context

Acts 7:30 specifies the 'many days' as forty years, giving the precise timeline of Moses' exile before the king's death.

Numbers 20:16 recounts the same cry from Egypt and God's response with an angel, confirming the Exodus narrative.

Deuteronomy 26:7 explicitly repeats the cry and God's hearing it, summarizing the same event from a later confession.

In Numbers 16:13, Korah's rebels call Egypt a land of milk and honey — contrasting with the groaning of 2:23.

Psalm 107:10 depicts prisoners in darkness and chains — an image of bondage like Israel's slavery.

Psalm 102:20 says God hears groans of prisoners and releases them — the exact pattern of the cry and deliverance in Exodus.

Psalm 107:12 says God humbled them with hard labor and no helper — directly mirrors Israel's experience in Egypt.

Psalm 79:11 Parallel

Psalm 79:11 pleads for groans of prisoners to reach God — echoing Israel's groans and asking for the same hearing.

Psalm 44:24 Contrast

Psalm 44:24 laments God hiding his face from misery — a contrast where God seems to ignore rather than hear the cry.

Acts 7:34 Citation

Acts 7:34 directly quotes God hearing the groaning of Israel in Egypt — the same cry from Exodus 2:23.

Job 34:28 Parallel

Job 34:28 shows God hears the cry of the poor and afflicted — directly parallel to God hearing Israel's cry from slavery.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 describes oppressed with no comforter, contrasting with Israel's cry that reached God in Exodus.

1 Samuel 12:8 Historical context

1 Samuel 12:8 summarizes the same event: Jacob's descendants cried out, and God sent Moses and Aaron.

Leviticus 25:43 forbids ruthless rule over slaves — directly opposing the Egyptian oppression described in 2:23.

1 Chronicles 17:9 promises no more oppression like the Egyptian one — referring back to the bondage of 2:23.

Psalm 81:6 Allusion

Psalm 81:6 recalls God removing the burden from Israel's shoulder — the deliverance that followed the cry in Exodus.

Psalm 105:25 Historical context

Psalm 105:25 explains God turned Egyptian hearts to hate Israel — the cause of the oppression that led to their cry.

Judges 10:11 Historical context

Judges 10:11 recalls God delivering Israel from Egypt — the event set in motion by the cry in Exodus 2:23.

In 2 Chronicles 10:4, Israel complains of a heavy yoke — a situation similar to the groaning under Egypt in 2:23.

Isaiah 58:3 Contrast

In Isaiah 58:3, the people complain God doesn't see their affliction — unlike Exodus where God heard Israel's cry.

Psalm 94:5 Parallel

Psalm 94:5 describes oppressors crushing God's people — the same oppression that caused Israel's cry.

Job 35:9 Parallel

Job 35:9 notes people cry out under oppression — a general echo of Israel's groaning, though without assurance of being heard.

In Genesis 4:10, Abel's blood cries out from the ground — a cry for justice like Israel's cry rising to God.

In 1 Samuel 9:16, God says He has heard His people's cry again — mirroring His hearing of Israel's cry in 2:23.

Deuteronomy 24:15 warns that a worker's cry against injustice reaches God — the same concept as Israel's cry here.

Job 24:12 Parallel

Job 24:12 depicts the groans of the dying and oppressed — echoing the cry of the Israelites in 2:23.

In Genesis 18:21, God investigates after hearing an outcry — the same pattern of God responding to a cry as with Israel.

Genesis 18:20 mentions the great outcry against Sodom — God hears cries of sin and oppression, similar to Israel's cry.