Deuteronomy 6:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

We were

With a mighty

Exodus 3:19

Exodus 13:3

Bible References

We were

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.

You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:

My father was a wandering Aramean. He went down to Egypt with a few people and lived there. There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egypt
and heard their cry at the Red Sea.

He struck the firstborn of the Egyptians
His love is eternal.

Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness,
you who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were cut,
and to the quarry from which you were dug.

You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt and do so to this very day both in Israel and among mankind. You made a name for Yourself, as is the case today.

But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were transferred to,

So then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh—called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,” which is done in the flesh by human hands.

With a mighty

“However, I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go, unless he is forced by a strong hand.

Then Moses said to the people, “Remember this day when you came out of Egypt, out of the place of slavery, for the Lord brought you out of here by the strength of His hand. Nothing leavened may be eaten.