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Deuteronomy 7:6-8
For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be his own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.“ The LORD had his heart set on you and chose you, not because you were more numerous than all peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors, he brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Psalms 105:23-24
Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.The LORD made his people very fruitful; he made them more numerous than their foes,
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Acts 7:2-53
“ Brothers and fathers,” he replied,“ listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,and said to him: Leave your country and relatives, and come to the land that I will show you.“ Then he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. From there, after his father died, God had him move to this land in which you are now living.He didn’t give him an inheritance in it— not even a foot of ground— but he promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he was childless.God spoke in this way: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and they would enslave and oppress them for four hundred years.I will judge the nation that they will serve as slaves, God said. After this, they will come out and worship me in this place.And so he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. After this, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.“ The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with himand rescued him out of all his troubles. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and over his whole household.Now a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he sent our ancestors there the first time.The second time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh.Joseph invited his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five people in all,and Jacob went down to Egypt. He and our ancestors died there,were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.“ As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egyptuntil a different king who did not know Joseph ruled over Egypt.He dealt deceitfully with our race and oppressed our ancestors by making them abandon their infants outside so that they wouldn’t survive.At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in God’s sight. He was cared for in his father’s home for three months.When he was put outside, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted and raised him as her own son.So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.“ When he was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.He assumed his people would understand that God would give them deliverance through him, but they did not understand.The next day he showed up while they were fighting and tried to reconcile them peacefully, saying,‘ Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’“ But the one who was mistreating his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying: Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?Do you want to kill me, the same way you killed the Egyptian yesterday?“ When he heard this, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight. As he was approaching to look at it, the voice of the Lord came:I am the God of your ancestors— the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look.“ The Lord said to him: Take off the sandals from your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy ground.I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt; I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. And now, come, I will send you to Egypt.“ This Moses, whom they rejected when they said, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?— this one God sent as a ruler and a deliverer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.This man led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.“ This is the Moses who said to the Israelites: God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.He is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they pushed him aside, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.They told Aaron: Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what’s happened to him.They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.God turned away and gave them up to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: House of Israel, did you bring me offerings and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness?You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship. So I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.“ Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before them, until the days of David.He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.It was Solomon, rather, who built him a house,but the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool. What sort of house will you build for me? says the Lord, or what will be my resting place?Did not my hand make all these things?“ You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your ancestors did, you do also.Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.You received the law under the direction of angels and yet have not kept it.”
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Genesis 17:7-8
I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.And to you and your future offspring I will give the land where you are residing— all the land of Canaan— as a permanent possession, and I will be their God.”
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Deuteronomy 4:20
But the LORD selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for his inheritance, as you are today.
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Nehemiah 9:7-12
You, the LORD, are the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and changed his name to Abraham.You found his heart faithful in your sight, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea.You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly they treated our ancestors. You made a name for yourself that endures to this day.You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging water.You led them with a pillar of cloud by day, and with a pillar of fire by night, to illuminate the way they should go.
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1 Peter 2 9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Exodus 15:1-21
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD. They said: I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.He threw Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea; the elite of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea.The floods covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone.LORD, your right hand is glorious in power. LORD, your right hand shattered the enemy.You overthrew your adversaries by your great majesty. You unleashed your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.The water heaped up at the blast from your nostrils; the currents stood firm like a dam. The watery depths congealed in the heart of the sea.The enemy said:“ I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.”But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.LORD, who is like you among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.With your faithful love, you will lead the people you have redeemed; you will guide them to your holy dwelling with your strength.When the peoples hear, they will shudder; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia.Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; all the inhabitants of Canaan will panic;terror and dread will fall on them. They will be as still as a stone because of your powerful arm until your people pass by, LORD, until the people whom you purchased pass by.You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your possession; LORD, you have prepared the place for your dwelling; Lord, your hands have established the sanctuary.The LORD will reign forever and ever!When Pharaoh’s horses with his chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the water of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.Then the prophetess Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women came out following her with tambourines and dancing.Miriam sang to them: Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.
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Psalms 105:6-12
you offspring of Abraham his servant, Jacob’s descendants— his chosen ones.He is the LORD our God; his judgments govern the whole earth.He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations—the covenant he made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as a permanent covenant:“ I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.”When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan,
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Deuteronomy 7:19
the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, the strong hand and outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.
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Psalms 136:10-15
He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians His faithful love endures forever.and brought Israel out from among them His faithful love endures forever.with a strong hand and outstretched arm. His faithful love endures forever.He divided the Red Sea His faithful love endures forever.and led Israel through, His faithful love endures forever.but hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever.
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Deuteronomy 10:22
Your ancestors went down to Egypt, seventy people in all, and now the LORD your God has made you numerous, like the stars of the sky.
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1 Samuel 4 8
Woe to us! Who will rescue us from these magnificent gods? These are the gods that slaughtered the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
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Psalms 106:7-11
Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp the significance of your wondrous works or remember your many acts of faithful love; instead, they rebelled by the sea— the Red Sea.Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his power known.He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert.He saved them from the power of the adversary; he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.Water covered their foes; not one of them remained.
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Isaiah 63:9-14
In all their suffering, he suffered, and the angel of his presence saved them. He redeemed them because of his love and compassion; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past.But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.Then he remembered the days of the past, the days of Moses and his people. Where is he who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit among the flock?He made his glorious strength available at the right hand of Moses, divided the water before them to make an eternal name for himself,and led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble.Like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led your people this way to make a glorious name for yourself.
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Exodus 13:14
“ In the future, when your son asks you,‘ What does this mean?’ say to him,‘ By the strength of his hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
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Psalms 77:13-20
God, your way is holy. What god is great like God?You are the God who works wonders; you revealed your strength among the peoples.With power you redeemed your people, the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. SelahThe water saw you, God. The water saw you; it trembled. Even the depths shook.The clouds poured down water. The storm clouds thundered; your arrows flashed back and forth.The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind; lightning lit up the world. The earth shook and quaked.Your way went through the sea and your path through the vast water, but your footprints were unseen.You led your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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Amos 2:10
And I brought you from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness in order to possess the land of the Amorite.
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Exodus 6:1-14
But the LORD replied to Moses,“ Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: because of a strong hand he will let them go, and because of a strong hand he will drive them from his land.”Then God spoke to Moses, telling him,“ I am the LORD.I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I was not known to them by my name‘ the LORD.’I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as aliens.Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered my covenant.“ Therefore tell the Israelites: I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians and rescue you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and great acts of judgment.I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the forced labor of the Egyptians.I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.”Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.Then the LORD spoke to Moses,“ Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go from his land.”But Moses said in the LORD’s presence,“ If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?”Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them commands concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.These are the heads of their fathers’ families: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These are the clans of Reuben.
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Exodus 1:7-9
But the Israelites were fruitful, increased rapidly, multiplied, and became extremely numerous so that the land was filled with them.A new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt.He said to his people,“ Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and powerful than we are.
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Psalms 78:42-53
They did not remember his power shown on the day he redeemed them from the foe,when he performed his miraculous signs in Egypt and his wonders in the territory of Zoan.He turned their rivers into blood, and they could not drink from their streams.He sent among them swarms of flies, which fed on them, and frogs, which devastated them.He gave their crops to the caterpillar and the fruit of their labor to the locust.He killed their vines with hail and their sycamore fig trees with a flood.He handed over their livestock to hail and their cattle to lightning bolts.He sent his burning anger against them: fury, indignation, and calamity— a band of deadly messengers.He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first progeny of the tents of Ham.He led his people out like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.He led them safely, and they were not afraid; but the sea covered their enemies.
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Jeremiah 32:20-21
You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt and still do today, both in Israel and among all mankind. You made a name for yourself, as is the case today.You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.
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Psalms 135:8-10
He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both people and animals.He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:
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Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because he did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel.”
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Micah 7:15-16
I will perform miracles for them as in the days of your exodus from the land of Egypt.Nations will see and be ashamed of all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
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Deuteronomy 9:5
You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the LORD your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to fulfill the promise he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Genesis 12:1-3
The LORD said to Abram: Go from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
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Deuteronomy 14:2
for you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be his own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
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Isaiah 44:1
“ And now listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen.
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Psalms 105:42-43
For he remembered his holy promise to Abraham his servant.He brought his people out with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.
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Deuteronomy 4:34
Or has a god attempted to go and take a nation as his own out of another nation, by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
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Exodus 13:16
So let it be a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for the LORD brought us out of Egypt by the strength of his hand.”
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Jeremiah 33:24-26
“ Have you not noticed what these people have said? They say,‘ The LORD has rejected the two families he had chosen.’ My people are treated with contempt and no longer regarded as a nation among them.This is what the LORD says: If I do not keep my covenant with the day and with the night, and if I fail to establish the fixed order of heaven and earth,then I might also reject the descendants of Jacob and of my servant David. That is, I would not take rulers from his descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But in fact, I will restore their fortunes and have compassion on them.”
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Psalms 78:12-13
He worked wonders in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, the territory of Zoan.He split the sea and brought them across; the water stood firm like a wall.
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Deuteronomy 4:37
Because he loved your ancestors, he chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by his presence and great power,
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Micah 6:4
Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from that place of slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam ahead of you.
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Isaiah 41:8-9
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, my friend—I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said to you: You are my servant; I have chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.
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Psalms 135:4
For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his treasured possession.
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Psalms 105:26-39
He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.They performed his miraculous signs among them and wonders in the land of Ham.He sent darkness, and it became dark— for did they not defy his commands?He turned their water into blood and caused their fish to die.Their land was overrun with frogs, even in their royal chambers.He spoke, and insects came— gnats throughout their country.He gave them hail for rain, and lightning throughout their land.He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their territory.He spoke, and locusts came— young locusts without number.They devoured all the vegetation in their land and consumed the produce of their land.He struck all the firstborn in their land, all their first progeny.Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and no one among his tribes stumbled.Egypt was glad when they left, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.
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Psalms 114:1-8
When Israel came out of Egypt— the house of Jacob from a people who spoke a foreign language—Judah became his sanctuary, Israel, his dominion.The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.The mountains skipped like rams, the hills, like lambs.Why was it, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you turned back?Mountains, that you skipped like rams? Hills, like lambs?Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a spring.
