2 Samuel 7:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

What one

Went

Make him

Great things

Thy people

Deuteronomy 9:26

Deuteronomy 15:15

Nehemiah 1:10

Nations and their gods

Exodus 12:12

Bible References

What one

For what nation is there so great, which hath God so nigh to them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like to thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellence! and thy enemies shall be found liars to thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

Went

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their task-masters; for I know their sorrows;

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)

He sent redemption to his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of it: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and language, and people, and nation;

Make him

And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, to show in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

For the Canaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will environ us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth from the land of Egypt.

To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved:

Great things

He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things which thy eyes have seen.

Many, O LORD, my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are toward us, they cannot be reckoned up in order to thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Say to God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

Thy people

I prayed therefore to the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thy inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing this day.

Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

Nations and their gods

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast: and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.