Deuteronomy 7:8
But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 10:15 affirms God's love and choice of the patriarchs, grounding Israel's special status in that same divine affection.
Deuteronomy 9:5 reinforces that God's action is based on His oath to the fathers, not Israel's righteousness — the same covenant faithfulness as Deut 7:8.
Deuteronomy 9:4 warns against claiming righteousness as the reason—reinforcing this verse's point that God's love and oath, not Israel's merit, drove the gift.
Deuteronomy 4:20 repeats the same exodus redemption, calling Egypt an 'iron furnace,' reinforcing God's act of making Israel His inheritance.
Deuteronomy 4:34 also uses 'mighty hand' and 'outstretched arm' to describe God's unique act of taking a nation from Egypt, as in Deuteronomy 7:8.
Deuteronomy 4:37 repeats the same logic: God loved the ancestors and chose their descendants, reinforcing the covenant oath.
Deuteronomy 23:5 explicitly states 'because the LORD your God loves you', mirroring the motive given here for the exodus.
Deuteronomy 9:26 repeats the exodus redemption with 'great power and mighty hand' — Moses prays using the very language of God's saving act.
Deuteronomy 8:18 reiterates that God confirms the covenant sworn to ancestors, linking provision to the same oath that motivated the exodus.
Deuteronomy 28:9 recalls God's oath to establish Israel as holy — the same covenantal promise that drove the exodus.
Deuteronomy 24:22 calls Israel to remember their slavery in Egypt, grounding social ethics in the same redemption story.
Jeremiah 31:3 reveals God's everlasting love as the foundation of His faithfulness, echoing the enduring love that drove the exodus.
Titus 3:3-7 describes salvation by God's mercy and love, not works, mirroring Deut 7:8's redemption by love.
Isaiah 43:4 states God's love as the reason for exchanging nations for Israel, directly paralleling the love-based redemption in Deut 7:8.
Psalm 105:42 mentions God remembering His holy promise to Abraham, directly tying to Deut 7:8.
Psalm 105:8-10 celebrates God remembering His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob—the same oath.
1 Samuel 12:22 ties God's faithfulness to His people to His own pleasure in choosing them, echoing the love-motivated redemption in Deut 7:8.
Psalm 44:3 credits victory to God's delight, not human strength — the same divine favor that motivated the exodus in Deut 7:8.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 speaks of being loved by God and chosen for salvation, echoing Deut 7:8's election by love.
Ephesians 2:5 echoes God's love as the basis for salvation, paralleling His love redeeming Israel from Egypt.
Ephesians 2:4 highlights God's great love as the basis for making us alive in Christ, strongly paralleling Deut 7:8's love as the reason for redemption.
Zephaniah 3:17 depicts God rejoicing over His people with love and salvation, a vivid parallel to the loving redemption in Deut 7:8.
Luke 1:55 recalls God's mercy to Abraham as promised, echoing the covenant faithfulness of Deut 7:8.
Luke 1:72 echoes the same covenant mercy — God remembers His holy oath to the fathers, fulfilling the promise stated in Deuteronomy.
Luke 1:73 directly names the oath to Abraham, exactly the oath Deuteronomy 7:8 says God kept when redeeming Israel from Egypt.
Genesis 22:16-18 is the oath God swore to Abraham, which Deut 7:8 says He kept.
Hebrews 6:13-17 unpacks the oath to Abraham — God swore by Himself, showing the unchanging basis for the redemption mentioned in Deuteronomy.
1 John 4:19 directly states 'we love because He first loved us', reflecting Deut 7:8's initiating love.
2 Samuel 22:20 attributes David's rescue to God's delight in him, mirroring Deut 7:8's theme of deliverance because of love.
Exodus 32:13 appeals to the same oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that Deut 7:8 references.
Exodus 20:2 opens the Ten Commandments with the same exodus declaration — 'who brought you out of Egypt' — grounding law in the redemption Deuteronomy 7:8 cites.
Exodus 13:14 instructs fathers to tell sons that 'by strength of hand the Lord brought us out,' matching the redemption language of Deuteronomy 7:8.
Exodus 13:3 uses 'strength of hand' to describe the same exodus, commanding remembrance — it reinforces the mighty hand motif in Deuteronomy 7:8.
Exodus 12:42 calls that night a 'night of watching' for the Lord’s deliverance, directly tying to the exodus redemption Deuteronomy 7:8 describes.
Exodus 12:41 records the very day Israel left Egypt — the event Deuteronomy 7:8 summarizes as God bringing them out with a mighty hand.
1 John 4:10 defines love as God's initiative in sending His Son, echoing Deut 7:8 where God loved first and redeemed.
In Nehemiah 9:8, God's faithfulness to the covenant with Abraham is recounted, directly echoing the oath kept here.
2 Timothy 1:9 emphasizes salvation by God's purpose and grace, not works — reflecting Deut 7:8's declaration that love and oath, not merit, saved Israel.
Revelation 1:5 presents Christ's love freeing us from sin by blood, a NT fulfillment of the exodus redemption from slavery.
Romans 11:28 ties Israel's election to love for the patriarchs, mirroring Deut 7:8's emphasis on God's love and oath to ancestors.
In Micah 6:4, God echoes the same exodus redemption, reminding Israel that His love and oath were the motive.
Ezekiel 36:22 emphasizes God acts for his name's sake, contrasting with the love motivation here.
Jeremiah 34:13 recalls the same covenant made at the exodus, directly linking to the oath and redemption here.
In Isaiah 63:9, God's love and mercy in redeeming Israel from Egypt is recounted, mirroring the love-motivated redemption here.
2 Chronicles 9:8 attributes Solomon's kingship to 'the love of your God for Israel', echoing the exodus motive of love.
2 Chronicles 2:11 says 'because the LORD loves his people', using the same phrase to explain God's choice of Solomon.
1 Kings 10:9 credits God's 'eternal love for Israel' for placing Solomon on the throne — same love that redeemed from Egypt.
Exodus 6:6 uses the same 'redeem you with an outstretched arm' language, directly echoing the redemption from Egypt mentioned here.
In Hosea 14:4, God promises to love Israel freely, echoing the unconditional love shown in the exodus.