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2 Samuel 7:23

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“And there is no nation on earth like your people, Israel. They are a special people. They were slaves, but you took them out of Egypt and made them free. You made them your people. You did great and wonderful things for the Israelites and for your land.

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He is the one you should praise. He is your God. He has done great and amazing things for you. You have seen them with your own eyes.

I prayed to the Lord. I said, ‘Lord GOD, don’t destroy your people. They belong to you. You freed them and brought them out of Egypt with your great power and strength.

He did not do this for any other nation. He did not teach his laws to other people. Praise the Lord!

He rescued his people and made his agreement with them forever. His name is awesome and holy.

“The Israelites are your servants and your people. You used your great power and rescued them.

Israel, you are blessed. No other nation is like you. The Lord saved you. He is like a strong shield protecting you. He is like a powerful sword. Your enemies will be afraid of you, and you will put your foot on their backs!”

Remember, you were slaves in Egypt. And the Lord your God set you free. So that is why I am giving you this command today.

But I did not destroy them. I had already told the Egyptians that I would bring my people out of Egypt. I did not want to ruin my good name, so I did not destroy Israel in front of those other people.

Lord my God, you have done many amazing things! You have made great plans for us—too many to list. I could talk on and on about them, because there are too many to count.

And they all sang a new song to the Lamb: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were killed, and with your blood sacrifice you bought people for God from every tribe, language, race of people, and nation.

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure—people who belong only to him and who always want to do good.

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in Christ, the one he loves.

People will tell about the amazing things you do, and I will tell everyone how great you are.

God, you answer our prayers and do what is right. You do amazing things to save us. People all over the world know they can trust in you, even those who live across the sea.

Is there any other nation like Israel? No, Israel is the only nation on earth that you have done these wonderful things for. You took us out of Egypt and you made us free. You made yourself famous. You went in front of your people, and forced other people to leave their land for us.

The Canaanites and all the other people in this country will hear about what happened. Then they will attack us and kill all of us! Then what will you do to protect your great name?”

“Tonight I will go through Egypt and kill every firstborn man and animal in Egypt. In this way I will judge all the gods of Egypt and show that I am the Lord.

But I have put you here for a reason. I have put you here so that I could show you my power. Then people all over the world will learn about me!

But you are his chosen people, the King’s priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.

Tell God, “Your works are wonderful! Your great power makes your enemies bow down in fear before you.

He did amazing things there in Ham’s country! He did awesome things at the Red Sea!

In this way Aaron and his sons will use my name to give a blessing to the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

You used powerful miracles and brought your people Israel out of Egypt. You used your own powerful hand to do this. Your power was amazing!

You will be my people and I will be your God. I am the Lord your God, and you will know that I made you free from Egypt.

I could use my power and cause a disease that would wipe you and your people off the earth.

Also, how will we know if you are pleased with me and these people? If you go with us, we will know for sure. If you don’t go with us, these people and I will be no different from any other people on the earth.”

You made the people of Israel your very own people forever, and Lord, you became their God.

It was not our fathers’ swords that took the land. It was not their strong arms that brought them victory. It was your power. It was because you accepted them and smiled down on them.

You have been doing powerful miracles in the land of Egypt until now, in Israel and elsewhere. You are the one who made yourself as famous as you are today.




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