1) וירא את ענינו ואת עמלנו ואת לחצנו -

If Hashem had already decreed the duration of our exile and slavery, then why were our outcries, and our harsh treatment at the hand of the Egyptians, effective in bringing the Redemption?

2) בימים הרבים -

Why does the Torah use the expression "many days"?

3) וימת... ויאנחו -

Why should the fact that the King of Egypt died, cause Yisrael to moan?

4) מן העבודה -

Why does the Torah repeat the words "Min ha'Avodah" (from the work)?

5) ויהי בימים הרבים ההם ... -

What factors mentioned in these three Pesukim (Shemos 2:23-25), started the process of the Geulah?

6) ויזעקו... -

There are three different terms for Bnei Yisrael's outcry in these verses (Shemos 2:23-24); a. "va'Yiz'aku" (they screamed); b. "Shav'asam" (their outcry) ascended before Hashem; c. Hashem heard "Na'akasam" (their death-moan). Why three expressions?

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