Before freedom came oppression. Before deliverance came groaning. This week’s lesson takes us to the opening chapters of Exodus, where God’s people suffer under harsh bondage—but not without hope. Oppression: The Background and the Birth of Moses reminds us that God sees, hears, and remembers His people in their darkest hour. 📖 Key Verse: “The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. So God heard their groaning,