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That is why the LORD rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">King James Bible</a> But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">New King James Version</a> but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but because Yahweh loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your fathers, Yahweh brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed (bought) you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> but because Jehovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> but the LORD chose you because he loves you and because he had made a promise to your ancestors. Then with his mighty arm, he rescued you from the king of Egypt, who had made you his slaves. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> but because the LORD loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You were chosen because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors. So he used his mighty hand to bring you out. He freed you from slavery under Pharaoh (the king of Egypt). <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> But the LORD loved you and wanted to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors. That is why he saved you by his great might and set you free from slavery to the king of Egypt. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> But the LORD loved you and kept his oath that he made to your ancestors. The LORD brought you out with great power from slavery, from the control of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the LORD brought you out with great power, redeeming you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but because the LORD loves you, and because he would keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bond-men, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/7.htm">World English Bible</a> but because Yahweh loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, Yahweh has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but because of YHWH’s loving you, and because of His keeping the oath which He has sworn to your fathers; YHWH has brought you out by a strong hand, and ransoms you from a house of servants, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but because of Jehovah's loving you, and because of His keeping the oath which He hath sworn to your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out by a strong hand, and doth ransom you from a house of servants, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For Jehovah loves you and watches the oath which he sware to your fathers: Jehovah brought you out by a strong hand, and he will redeem thee from the house of servants, from the house of Pharaoh king of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But because the Lord hath loved you, and hath kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers: and hath brought you out with a strong hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharao the king of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But it is because the Lord has loved you, and has kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers. And he has led you away with a strong hand, and he has redeemed you from the house of servitude, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Bible</a> It was because the LORD loved you and because of his fidelity to the oath he had sworn to your ancestors, that the LORD brought you out with a strong hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But it was because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oaths which he had sworn to your fathers, that the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and delivered you out of the house of bondage from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But because LORD JEHOVAH loved you and because He would establish the oath that He swore to your forefathers; LORD JEHOVAH brought you out by His mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of bondage from the hand of Pharaoh the King of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but because the LORD loved you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But because the Lord loved you, and as keeping the oath which he sware to your fathers, the Lord brought you out with a strong hand, and the Lord redeemed thee from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharao king of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2256" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Casting out the Nations</a> …7The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. 8<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">because the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/160.htm" title="160: mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Love (noun). Feminine of 'ahab and meaning the same.">loved</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: ū·miš·šå̄·mə·rū (Conj-w, Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">and kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7621.htm" title="7621: haš·šə·ḇu·‘āh (Art:: N-fs) -- An oath, curse. Feminine passive participle of shaba'; properly, something sworn, i.e. An oath.">the oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">He swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">brought you out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: ḥă·zā·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">with a mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yāḏ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: way·yip̄·də·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">and redeemed you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">from the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of slavery,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">of Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> 9Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3</a> So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten. <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13-14</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.” <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a> Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Leviticus 26:44-45</a> Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or despise them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God. / But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.” <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37</a> Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power, <a href="/deuteronomy/9-5.htm">Deuteronomy 9:5</a> It is not because of your righteousness or uprightness of heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of their wickedness that the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you, to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Deuteronomy 10:15</a> Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day. <a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm">Deuteronomy 26:8</a> Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, has the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of slaves, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.because<a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37</a> And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;<a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4,5</a> Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee… <a href="/deuteronomy/10-15.htm">Deuteronomy 10:15</a> Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.oath<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: … <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.<a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10,42</a> He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations… Lord brought<a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20,34</a> But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day… <a href="/exodus/12-41.htm">Exodus 12:41,42</a> And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt… <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3,14</a> And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/genesis/27-9.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-23.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Power</a> <a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Slavery</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-23.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-23.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-19.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-18.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Power</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Slavery</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-12.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">Sworn</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 7</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">All communion with the nations is forbidden</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">for fear of idolatry,</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">for the holiness of the people,</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,</a> 17. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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God's love is not based on Israel's merit or size but on His sovereign choice. This love is a reflection of God's character, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/4-8.htm">John 4:8</a>, which states that "God is love." The love of God for His people is a foundational concept that is echoed in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, where God's love for the world is demonstrated through the giving of His Son.and kept the oath He swore to your fathers This refers to the covenant God made with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The oath is a solemn promise that God would make their descendants a great nation and give them the land of Canaan (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 15</a>:18-21). This covenant is central to the identity of Israel and is a testament to God's faithfulness. The fulfillment of this oath is seen as a type of the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ, who is the seed of Abraham (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>).He brought you out with a mighty hand The phrase "mighty hand" signifies God's powerful intervention in history, particularly in the Exodus event. This deliverance from Egypt is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, demonstrating God's power and faithfulness. It serves as a type of the greater deliverance from sin through Jesus Christ, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a>). The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout Scripture as a symbol of God's saving power.and redeemed you from the house of slavery Redemption here refers to the act of God liberating Israel from bondage in Egypt. The concept of redemption is central to biblical theology, symbolizing the deliverance from sin and death through Christ's sacrifice (<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>). The "house of slavery" underscores the severity of Israel's oppression and the greatness of God's deliverance. This redemption is a precursor to the spiritual redemption offered through Jesus.from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt Pharaoh represents the oppressive power of sin and the world. Egypt, as a place of bondage, is often used symbolically in Scripture to represent spiritual captivity. The deliverance from Pharaoh's hand is a foreshadowing of Christ's victory over sin and death. This historical event is a testament to God's sovereignty over earthly powers and His ability to save His people, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37-39</a>, where believers are assured of victory through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who demonstrates His love and faithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, whom He delivered from slavery in Egypt. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers (Patriarchs)</a> Refers to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God made His covenant promises. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land where the Israelites were enslaved, representing bondage and oppression. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The king of Egypt, symbolizing the oppressive power from which God delivered His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_unconditional_love.htm">God's Unconditional Love</a> God's love for His people is not based on their merit but on His sovereign choice and faithfulness. This love is a model for how we should love others unconditionally. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_promises.htm">Faithfulness to Promises</a> God is faithful to His promises, as seen in His deliverance of Israel. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises in their lives. <a href="/topical/r/redemption_from_bondage.htm">Redemption from Bondage</a> Just as God redeemed Israel from physical slavery, He redeems us from spiritual bondage through Jesus Christ. This calls us to live in the freedom He provides. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Understanding our relationship with God as a covenant relationship helps us grasp the depth of His commitment and our response in obedience and faith. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_spiritual_application.htm">Historical Context and Spiritual Application</a> Recognizing the historical context of Israel's deliverance enriches our understanding of God's redemptive work throughout history and its application to our lives today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 7</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_swearing.htm">Why does God cause people's hearts to harden?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_bioethics.htm">What role did Egyptians play in biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_sanctify_israel's_firstborn.htm">Exodus 13:2 – How could a just and moral God demand the sanctification of every firstborn child in Israel? </a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_of_wonders'.htm">What is the meaning of "God of Wonders"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) But because the Lord loved you.--And this, again, was not due to themselves, as he points out fully in <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm" title="Speak not you in your heart, after that the LORD your God has cast them out from before you, saying, For my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD does drive them out from before you.">Deuteronomy 9:4</a>, &c.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Because the Lord loved you. Targum Onkelos, "Because he had complacency in you;" Vulgate, quia vobis junctus est. "Instead of saying, He hath chosen you out of love to your fathers, as in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37</a>, Moses brings out in this place love to the people of Israel as the Divine motive, not for choosing Israel, but for leading it out and delivering it from the slave-house of Egypt, by which God had practically carried out the election of the people, that he might thereby allure the Israelites to a reciprocity of love" (Keil). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction because the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel loved מֵֽאַהֲבַ֨ת (mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_160.htm">Strong's 160: </a> Love (noun) you אֶתְכֶ֗ם (’eṯ·ḵem) Direct object marker | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and kept וּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּ‪‬ (ū·miš·šā·mə·rōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the oath הַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ (haš·šə·ḇu·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7621.htm">Strong's 7621: </a> Something sworn, an oath He swore נִשְׁבַּע֙ (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your fathers, לַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father He יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel brought you out הוֹצִ֧יא (hō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim with a mighty חֲזָקָ֑ה (ḥă·zā·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> Strong, stout, mighty hand בְּיָ֣ד (bə·yāḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand and redeemed you וַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙ (way·yip̄·də·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve from the house מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of slavery, עֲבָדִ֔ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant from the hand מִיַּ֖ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֥ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Egypt. מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 7:8 But because Yahweh loves you and because (Deut. 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