Deuteronomy 26:8

8 And ¹the Lord brought us out of Egypt ²with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, ^[a] with signs and wonders.

Deuteronomy 26:8 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 26:8

And the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt
After some time:

with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm;
by his almighty power, of which full proof was given by what he then did, ( Deuteronomy 5:15 ) ;

and with great terribleness:
to Pharaoh and his people, through the plagues that were inflicted on them, especially the last, the slaying of their firstborn; see ( Deuteronomy 4:34 ) ;

and with signs and with wonders;
wrought by the hands of Moses and Aaron, meaning the ten plagues, often so called.

Deuteronomy 26:8 In-Context

6 And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor.

7 Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.

8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders.

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

10 And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me. ’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God.

Cross References

• 1. 26:8 Ex. 12:37, 51
• 2. 26:8 See ch. 4:34

Footnotes

• [a] 26:8 Hebrew 'with great terror'