Exodus 3:17

And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

Cross-reference

Exodus 3:8 Parallel

Exodus 3:8 is nearly identical — this earlier verse already declared the same deliverance and land promise in the same context.

Exodus 3:9 Parallel

In Exodus 3:9, God states he has seen Israel's oppression — the reason for the deliverance promise given in this verse.

Exodus 2:23–25 Historical context

Exodus 2:23-25 reveals the groaning that prompted God's promise — He heard their cry and remembered His covenant, setting the stage for 3:17.

In Exodus 34:11, God again promises to drive out the same six nations, linking it to covenant obedience.

Exodus 33:2 Parallel

In Exodus 33:2, God repeats the promise to drive out the same nations, adding an angel as leader.

In Exodus 23:23, the promise expands: God sends an angel to bring them in and cut off the same nations listed here.

Exodus 13:5 Parallel

Exodus 13:5 repeats the same land description, tying the exodus directly to the oath sworn to the patriarchs.

Exodus 6:6 Parallel

Exodus 6:6 reiterates God's pledge to bring Israel out from Egyptian burdens — it reinforces the same deliverance promise.

Exodus 12:25 Historical context

Exodus 12:25 looks ahead to keeping Passover after entering the land — it presupposes the fulfillment of the promise in 3:17.

Genesis 15:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 15:14 promised they would come out with great substance — Exodus 3:17 is the coming-out stage of that prophecy.

Genesis 50:24 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 50:24, Joseph prophesied God would visit and bring them out — Exodus 3:17 is the fulfillment of that deathbed promise.

Genesis 46:4 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 46:4, God promised Jacob to bring his descendants up from Egypt — Exodus 3:17 is that long-awaited fulfillment.

Genesis 15:18-21 lists the exact land boundaries promised to Abraham — the land list in Exodus 3:17 echoes that covenant gift.

Genesis 15:13–21 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 15:13-21 foretells the 400-year oppression and land grant — this promise is the fulfillment of that covenant prophecy.

In Leviticus 20:24, God directly cites the 'land flowing with milk and honey' and confirms the inheritance.

In Numbers 13:27, the spies confirm the land indeed 'floweth with milk and honey', fulfilling the promise.

In Numbers 16:14, rebels sarcastically quote the 'land flowing with milk and honey' to accuse Moses of failing.

In Deuteronomy 31:20, God warns that after entering the 'land flowing with milk and honey', Israel will turn to idols.

Joshua 5:6 Allusion

In Joshua 5:6, the 'land flowing with milk and honey' is recalled as the reason the old generation perished in the wilderness.

Joshua 9:1 Parallel

In Joshua 9:1, the same list of nations appears as kings who gather against Israel, showing fulfillment of entering the Promised Land.

Judges 3:5 Contrast

In Judges 3:5, the same nations are listed as those Israel lived among, highlighting incomplete conquest and ongoing disobedience.

Nehemiah 9:8 directly recites the covenant promise to Abraham with the same list of nations, praising God for keeping his word.

Jeremiah 32:22 references the land 'flowing with milk and honey' given to Israel, directly recalling the promise in Exodus.

Ezekiel 20:6 explicitly repeats God's oath to bring Israel out of Egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey, identical to the Exodus promise.

In Numbers 13:29, the spies list some of the same nations (Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Canaanites) as inhabitants.

1 Chronicles 11:4 Historical context

In 1 Chronicles 11:4, the Jebusites (one of the listed nations) still inhabit Jerusalem when David conquers it, a partial fulfillment of the land promise.