Exodus Chapter 6:1-5 — God Remembers His Covenant

In this lesson, we are still looking at how God will deliver his people from the grip of the pharaoh.  In chapter five, we saw Moses first approach the pharaoh with a message from God to let his people go.  In
chapter six, God is going to reveal to Moses how he is going to deliver his people.

Exodus 6:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shall you see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

Exodus 6:2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

Exodus 6:4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

Exodus 6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

Observation Questions — Exodus 6:1–5

1. Who is speaking to Moses in verse 1?

2. What does the LORD say Moses will soon see Him do to Pharaoh?

3. What two statements in verse 1 describe how Pharaoh will respond to God’s mighty hand?

4. What name does God use when He speaks to Moses in verse 2?

5. Which three patriarchs does God mention in verse 3?

6. By what name does God say He appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?

7. What does God say concerning His name JEHOVAH in verse 3?

8. What covenant does God say He established with the patriarchs?

9. What land had God promised to give them?

10. How does verse 4 describe the patriarchs’ relationship to the land of Canaan at that time?

11. What has God heard according to verse 5?

12. Who is keeping the children of Israel in bondage?

13. What does God say He has remembered?

14. What repeated “I” statements do you notice throughout verses 1–5?

15. What do these verses reveal about the connection between God’s name, His covenant, and Israel’s coming deliverance?

Key Observation: Exodus 6:1–5 directs Israel’s attention away from Pharaoh’s apparent power and back to who God is, what God has promised, what God has heard, and the covenant God remembers.