Amos 2:10
Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
Cross-references
Amos 9:7 turns the exodus pride on its head — God also brought other nations, challenging Israel's assumption of unique favor.
Amos 3:1 uses the same phrase 'brought up out of Egypt' to introduce a new oracle against the same people, linking judgment to deliverance.
Numbers 14:31-35 explains that the forty years were a penalty for rebellion, with children inheriting the land — contrasting with Amos's positive framing.
Acts 13:18 describes God's patience enduring Israel for forty years, adding the aspect of forbearance to the wilderness journey.
Micah 6:4 echoes the same exodus-wilderness summary, adding the specific leaders Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Ezekiel 20:10 recounts God leading Israel out of Egypt into the wilderness, the exact sequence summarized in this verse.
Jeremiah 32:21 explicitly describes the exodus with signs and strong hand, matching the deliverance from Egypt recalled here.
Psalm 136:11 directly states God brought Israel out from Egypt, the same event this verse recounts.
Psalm 105:43 describes the exodus as a joyful bringing out, directly paralleling this verse's account of God leading Israel up from Egypt.
Psalm 95:10 reveals God's frustration with that generation during the forty years, contrasting with Amos's focus on God's leadership.
Nehemiah 9:21 repeats the same wilderness provision imagery — no lack, clothes unfaded, feet unswollen — echoing God's care.
Deuteronomy 8:2-4 elaborates on the purpose (testing/humbling) and miracles (clothes, feet) of the forty years.
Deuteronomy 2:7 adds that God blessed them and they lacked nothing during those forty years, reinforcing the gracious provision.
Deuteronomy 1:39 specifies that the children, not the rebellious parents, would possess the land — the fulfillment of the promise to the next generation.
Deuteronomy 1:21 records God's command to take possession of the land — the very goal of the wilderness journey summarized here.
Numbers 14:34 reveals the forty years were punishment for unbelief, contrasting with Amos's portrayal as God's guidance.
Exodus 12:51 records the very event referenced here: the LORD bringing Israel out of Egypt by their hosts.
Joshua 24:17 recites the same acts—exodus, wilderness preservation, and land grant—confirming this as the foundational story of Israel.
Acts 13:17 recounts the same exodus story in Paul's sermon, emphasizing God's choice and deliverance of the fathers.
Hebrews 3:9 adds that the fathers tested God during those 40 years in the wilderness — a darker side to the journey described here.
Nehemiah 9:8-12 expands on God's faithfulness from Abraham through the exodus and wilderness, mirroring this summary.
Psalm 105:42 grounds the exodus in God remembering his covenant promise to Abraham, the basis for the deliverance recalled here.
Psalm 136:10 recalls the plague on Egypt's firstborn, a specific act of judgment within the exodus narrative summarized here.
Jeremiah 32:20 refers to the signs and wonders God performed in Egypt, the context of the exodus deliverance mentioned here.