Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

The syrians

Bible References

Ye not

Jeremiah 9:25
The Lord says, "Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.
Jeremiah 13:23
But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?

Have not

Amos 2:10
I brought you up from the land of Egypt; I led you through the wilderness for forty years so you could take the Amorites' land as your own.
Exodus 12:51
And on this very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their regiments.
Hosea 12:13
The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt by a prophet, and due to a prophet Israel was preserved alive.

The philistines

Deuteronomy 2:23
As for the Avvites who lived in settlements as far west as Gaza, Caphtorites who came from Crete destroyed them and settled down in their place.)
Jeremiah 47:4
For the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy all the help that remains for Tyre and Sidon. For I, the Lord, will destroy the Philistines, that remnant that came from the island of Crete.

The syrians

Amos 1:5
I will break the bar on the gate of Damascus. I will remove the ruler from Wicked Valley, the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be deported to Kir." The Lord has spoken!
2 Kings 16:9
The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request; he attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people to Kir and executed Rezin.

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