Joshua 24:17

New Century Version

It was the Lord our God who brought our ancestors out of Egypt. We were slaves in that land, but the Lord did great things for us there. He brought us out and protected us while we traveled through other lands.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 13:10

“But as for us, the Lord is our God; we have not left him. The priests who serve the Lord are Aaron’s sons, and the Levites help them.

Exodus 13:14

“From now on when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you will answer, ‘With his great power, the Lord brought us out from Egypt, the land where we were slaves.

Exodus 13:3

Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, the day you left Egypt. You were slaves in that land, but the Lord with his great power brought you out of it. You must not eat bread made with yeast.

Exodus 19:4

‘Every one of you has seen what I did to the people of Egypt. You saw how I carried you out of Egypt, as if on eagle’s wings. And I brought you here to me.

Isaiah 46:4

Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you. I will carry you and save you.

Deuteronomy 29:2

Moses called all the Israelites together and said to them: You have seen everything the Lord did before your own eyes to the king of Egypt and to the king’s leaders and to the whole country.

Deuteronomy 32:9

The Lord took his people as his share, the people of Jacob as his very own.

Deuteronomy 7:19

You saw for yourselves the troubles, signs, and miracles he did, how the Lord’s great power and strength brought you out of Egypt. The Lord your God will do the same thing to all the nations you now fear.

Joshua 24:16

Then the people answered, “We will never stop following the Lord to serve other gods!

Joshua 24:18

Then he forced out all the people living in these lands, even the Amorites. So we will serve the Lord, because he is our God.”