What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 6:23? But He brought us out - The opening phrase points immediately to the Lord’s personal initiative. Israel did not engineer its escape; “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (Exodus 20:2) echoes here. - Redemption is therefore historical and literal: God stepped into time, broke Pharaoh’s grip, and marched His people out (Deuteronomy 7:8; Exodus 12:51). - Every future act of obedience in Deuteronomy 6 rests on this completed work of rescue. from there - “There” is Egypt—the furnace of slavery (Deuteronomy 4:20). Naming the place keeps the memory of bondage vivid. - Remembering where God found us guards against pride (Deuteronomy 8:14) and fuels gratitude (Exodus 13:3). - Spiritual parallel: believers recall being “rescued from the dominion of darkness” (Colossians 1:13), never minimizing the pit from which they were lifted. to lead us in - Deliverance had direction. God’s goal was not wilderness wandering but entrance to promise (Exodus 3:8). - He personally shepherded them: “The LORD went before them” (Exodus 13:21) and “carried them, as a man carries his son” (Deuteronomy 1:31). - Our salvation likewise includes guidance: “He who began a good work in you will perfect it” (Philippians 1:6). and give us the land - The land was gift, not trophy. “See, I have given you this land” (Deuteronomy 1:8). - God’s generosity appears in its richness—“a land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:17)—and in its security, apportioned by tribe (Joshua 1:2-3). - In Christ we taste the same grace: “an inheritance that can never perish” (1 Peter 1:4). that He had sworn to our fathers - The promise traces back to Abraham (Genesis 12:7), renewed to Isaac (Genesis 26:3) and Jacob (Genesis 28:13). - God’s oath anchors faith; “God is not a man, that He should lie” (Numbers 23:19). - Because He keeps covenant, His people can risk obedience and rest in hope (Hebrews 6:17-18). summary Deuteronomy 6:23 compresses the gospel pattern into one sentence: rescue (“brought us out”), remembrance (“from there”), purposeful guidance (“to lead us in”), lavish provision (“and give us the land”), and covenant faithfulness (“that He had sworn to our fathers”). The verse invites us to worship the God who acts in history, keeps every promise, and brings His people all the way home. |
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