The Lord reaffirms the mission of Moses and Aaron.
In 6.1-7.7: The Lord responds to the complaints of Israel (5.21) and Moses (5.22-23).
God reaffirms the role of Moses and Aaron as leaders of Israel and the divine intention to rescue Israel as God's chosen people from slavery.
This section provides an alternative version to chs. 3-4 and is often attributed to the later priestly tradition.
In verse 1: By a mighty hand refers to Pharaoh's power and authority.
In verses 2-3: On the significance of the divine name of the Lord, see comments on 3.13-15.
The name God Almighty (El Shaddai) literally means "God of the Mountain" which is the appropriate name for the deity who appears on Mount Horeb/Sinai.
The claim here that the ancestors in genesis did not know the name the Lord ("Yahweh") contradicts an alternative tradition that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob did know and use the name the Lord (Gen 12.8; 26.22; 32.9).
In verse 6: To redeem means to pay a ransom in order to set free and regain possession of a family member or a plot of land that has been taken over by another person or owner (Lev 25.25-28, 47-49).
With an outstretched arm refers to the extension of God's power against the Egyptians.
The promise is literally fulfilled when Moses "stretched out his hand" and parted the red Sea (14.21) and then allowed the water to rush back upon the Egyptians(14.26-28).
In verse 7: You shall know continues the important theme concerning the purpose of the exodus out of Egypt: the knowledge of God by both Egyptians and Israelites (see comment on 5.2).
In verse 8.2: God swore or made a promise to each of the ancestors in Genesis; Abraham (gen 13.11-14), Isaac (Gen 26.3), and Jacob (Gen 28.13).
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