The Cry that Brings Deliverance: Part 2

Written by Jonathan Friz for Presence Pioneers Media. An excerpt from “The Cry that brings Deliverance: Part 2.”

God Begins to Respond

In Response to the Cry, God first appoints Moses as a deliverer.

“I have seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrow [pain].  So I have…[first] Come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and [second] to bring them up to a land flowing with milk and honey.” Exodus 3

The Cry is because of oppression in Egypt, but immediately it becomes clear that God has more in mind than simple deliverance.

While the Cry goes up because of affliction and pain, God intends not only to deliver Israel, but also to fulfill His promise to Abraham to bring them into the promised land. Furthermore, in this same passage, we see the revelation of God’s name “I AM”, a name that was not made known to Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.

While Israel’s pain is the trigger for the Cry, we begin to see that God’s Response is greater than simply freeing Israel from oppression. His covenant response includes God taking the Abrahamic covenant to the “next step” by giving Israel the blessings of the promised land and bringing further revelation of His Name and Nature.