Exodus 3:8

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Cross-reference

Exodus 3:17 Parallel

Exodus 3:17 repeats this same promise to Moses, reinforcing the certainty of deliverance to the land flowing with milk and honey.

Exodus 33:3 Parallel

Exodus 33:3 directly repeats "a land flowing with milk and honey," confirming the promise despite Israel's sin.

Exodus 13:5 Related theme

Exodus 13:5 later references this land promise when instituting the Feast of Unleavened Bread, linking deliverance to worship.

Exodus 12:51 Prophetic fulfillment

Exodus 12:51 records the actual exodus — the fulfillment of the deliverance God promised in Exodus 3:8.

Exodus 6:6-8 expands on the same promise: deliverance from Egypt and entry into the land flowing with milk and honey.

Exodus 2:25 Historical context

In Exodus 2:25, God sees Israel's suffering and takes notice — now in 3:8 He acts to deliver them.

Exodus 12:25 Historical context

In Exodus 12:25, the land promised in 3:8 is the setting for future Passover observance — linking deliverance to worship.

Exodus 33:2 Related theme

Exodus 33:2 mentions the same land and its inhabitants but focuses on God sending an angel to drive them out — a later stage of the promise.

Jeremiah 11:5 directly quotes 'land flowing with milk and honey' as the covenant oath God fulfills to the ancestors.

Deuteronomy 11:9-24 repeatedly uses 'flowing with milk and honey' and ties possession to obedience, deepening the promise.

Jeremiah 2:7 recalls this land of promise, then condemns Israel for defiling it—showing the tragic outcome of the gift.

Numbers 13:27 reports that the land indeed flows with milk and honey, confirming the promise of Exodus 3:8.

Isaiah 64:1 Allusion

Isaiah 64:1 prays for God to 'rend the heavens and come down' — directly echoing God's descent to deliver in Exodus.

Numbers 14:8 directly quotes 'a land flowing with milk and honey', using the same phrase from this promise.

Nehemiah 9:8 Historical context

Nehemiah 9:8 recounts this covenant promise as fulfilled, praising God's faithfulness to give the land.

Deuteronomy 26:9-15 includes the phrase in a thanksgiving prayer, recalling the gift of the land as fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 7:1 repeats the list of nations to be driven out, confirming the land promise given here.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9 elaborates on the 'good land' with rich resources, expanding the 'milk and honey' metaphor into concrete abundance.

Jeremiah 32:22 repeats the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey, confirming God's faithfulness to the oath.

Genesis 50:24 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 50:24, Joseph prophesies that God will bring Israel up from Egypt to the Promised Land — exactly what God declares here.

Joshua 9:1 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 9:1 lists these same nations as inhabitants when Israel enters—showing fulfillment of the promise.

Ezekiel 20:6 echoes the same land promise, describing it as 'the most beautiful of all lands' and linking it to the exodus.

In Genesis 18:21, God 'goes down' to investigate the outcry against Sodom — closely parallel to His response to Israel’s cry here.

Genesis 15:18 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 15:18 gives the land's boundaries in a covenant; Exodus 3:8 begins fulfilling that covenant by delivering Israel to that land.

Genesis 15:14 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 15:14, God promised Abram that his descendants would come out with great possessions — a prophecy now being fulfilled as God begins delivering Israel.

Genesis 13:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 13:15 promises the land to Abram's offspring forever; Exodus 3:8 initiates the fulfillment of that perpetual gift.

Genesis 13:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 13:14 promises Abram the land he sees; here God begins fulfilling that by bringing Israel to that same land.

Judges 2:1 Allusion

Judges 2:1 echoes God's promise to bring Israel out of Egypt into the land sworn to their fathers—the same deliverance and land gift initiated here.

2 Samuel 7:23 recalls God redeeming Israel and driving out nations—the same deliverance and land promise initiated here.

Acts 7:34 Citation

Acts 7:34 directly quotes God's words from Exodus 3:7-8, citing the same rescue mission.

Joshua 23:14 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 23:14, Joshua declares that every good promise—including the land of milk and honey—has been fulfilled.

2 Kings 18:32 mimics the 'land flowing with milk and honey' to lure Israel—a deceptive contrast to God's genuine promise here.

1 Chronicles 17:21 echoes God redeeming Israel and driving out nations—the same deliverance and land promise initiated here.

Isaiah 36:17 mocks God's promise by offering a similar 'good land' — a false hope contrast to God's true promise.

Ezekiel 20:5 references God's choosing Israel in Egypt, the same event as Exodus 3, reinforcing God's covenant action.

Amos 2:9 Historical context

Amos 2:9 records God destroying the Amorites, one of the nations listed in Exodus 3:8, fulfilling the promise of land.

Joshua 12:8 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 12:8, the conquered territories include the same peoples promised in Exodus 3:8, showing fulfillment.

Joshua 5:6 Citation

In Joshua 5:6, the wilderness generation perished without seeing the 'land flowing with milk and honey' promised in Exodus 3:8.

In Deuteronomy 31:20, God warns of future apostasy after entering the same land promised in Exodus 3:8.

In Deuteronomy 6:3, Moses directly repeats the 'land flowing with milk and honey' as motivation for obedience.

In Deuteronomy 3:25, Moses longs to see the good land beyond the Jordan, echoing the promised land of Exodus 3:8.

Joshua 21:43 Prophetic fulfillment

In Joshua 21:43, God gives Israel all the land He swore in Exodus 3:8, fulfilling the promise.

In Genesis 35:12, God repeats the land promise to Jacob — the same land Israel is now being delivered to in Exodus.

Genesis 46:4 Prophetic fulfillment

In Genesis 46:4, God promises Jacob He will bring him up from Egypt — the very deliverance initiated in Exodus 3:8.

In Leviticus 20:24, God repeats the 'land flowing with milk and honey' promise, reinforcing the gift of the land to Israel.

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

In Numbers 13:18, the spies are sent to scout the land promised in Exodus 3:8 — they are to assess the very land flowing with milk and honey.

In Genesis 11:5, God also 'comes down' — but to see Babel in judgment, not to deliver like He does here.

In Genesis 11:7, God 'goes down' to confuse language — a similar descent but for judgment, not deliverance.

In Numbers 10:29, Moses recalls the land promise from Exodus 3:8 as they journey — it's the destination they are heading to.

Numbers 14:7 echoes the spies' report that the land is 'exceedingly good', confirming the promise of a good land here.

Psalm 22:4 Allusion

Psalm 22:4 recalls ancestors trusting God and being delivered — a reference to the same exodus deliverance promised in Exodus.

In Psalm 18:9-19, God bows the heavens and comes down to rescue David — a poetic parallel to His coming down to deliver Israel here.

Nehemiah 9:22-25 summarizes God giving the fruitful land, fulfilling the promise of a good and spacious land.

Deuteronomy 1:25 recounts the spies bringing fruit and declaring the land 'good', confirming the promise of a good land.

Psalm 22:5 Allusion

Psalm 22:5 continues the theme of crying to God and being saved, echoing the deliverance God promised in Exodus.

Psalm 12:5 Parallel

Psalm 12:5 echoes God's promise to arise and rescue the oppressed, mirroring His deliverance of Israel in Exodus.