Deuteronomy 26:9

9 And brought us into this place, and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 26:9 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 26:9

And he hath brought us unto this place
After forty years travel through the wilderness:

and hath given us this land, [even] a land that floweth with milk and
honey;
an usual description of the land of Canaan, because of the great fertility of it, and the abundance of good things in it; see ( Exodus 3:8 ) .

Deuteronomy 26:9 In-Context

7 And we cried to the Lord God of our fathers: who heard us, and looked down upon our affliction, and labour, and distress:

8 And brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm, with great terror, with signs and wonders:

9 And brought us into this place, and gave us this land flowing with milk and honey.

10 And therefore now I offer the firstfruits of the land which the Lord hath given me. And thou shalt leave them in the sight of the Lord thy God, adoring the Lord thy God.

11 And thou shalt feast in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath given thee, and thy house, thou and the Levite, and the stranger that is with thee.