Exodus 6:7
And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
Cross-references
Exodus 6:26 records the command to Moses and Aaron to bring Israel out, which is the practical fulfillment of the promise in 6:7.
Exodus 19:5 expands on being God's people by making it conditional on covenant obedience.
Exodus 19:6 specifies the identity promised here: Israel will become a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
In Exodus 29:45, God promises to dwell among Israel, directly continuing the covenant formula 'I will be their God' from Exodus 6:7.
Exodus 29:46 repeats the knowledge formula 'know that I am the LORD their God' and the exodus context, reinforcing the same covenant promise.
Exodus 7:17 uses the same 'know that I am the Lord' phrase, showing the plague as a sign fulfilling the promise in 6:7.
Exodus 16:6 repeats the 'know that the Lord brought you out' theme, linking the wilderness provision to the exodus promise.
Exodus 16:12 repeats 'know that I am the Lord your God', connecting manna and quail to the exodus revelation.
2 Samuel 7:23 celebrates God redeeming Israel as his own people, recalling the exodus and the unique relationship established.
Deuteronomy 7:6 declares Israel chosen as God's treasured people, reinforcing the 'my people' identity from the covenant at Sinai.
2 Samuel 7:24 directly states 'You have become their God' — the same covenant language from Exodus 6:7, now applied to Davidic covenant.
Jeremiah 31:33 cites the new covenant promise 'I will be their God, they will be my people' — a future fulfillment of the Exodus covenant.
Hosea 1:10 reverses the 'not my people' judgment, prophesying restoration where they will be called 'children of the living God' — echoing the Exodus identity.
In Zechariah 13:9, the covenant formula 'They are my people... The LORD is our God' appears in a future refining context, applying the same promise.
Hebrews 11:16 says God is not ashamed to be called their God, directly referencing the covenant identity from Exodus 6:7 in the context of patriarchs' faith.
1 Peter 2:10 applies the 'people of God' language to believers, saying once not a people but now are — a NT typological fulfillment of the Exodus covenant and Hosea's prophecy.
Revelation 21:3 fulfills the covenant promise: 'They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God' — a direct echo of Exodus 6:7.
Revelation 21:7 promises 'I will be their God and they will be my children,' a variant of the covenant formula applied to overcomers.
Deuteronomy 29:13 reaffirms the covenant: God will be your God as promised to the patriarchs, echoing the same 'I will be your God'.
Deuteronomy 26:18 affirms that Israel is God's treasured people as promised, linking the covenant declaration to obedience.
Deuteronomy 14:2 repeats the same chosen-people language, emphasizing Israel's holy status as God's treasured possession.
Genesis 17:7 contains the same covenant formula 'I will be your God', repeated here as fulfillment of the promise to Abraham.
Deuteronomy 4:20 recalls God taking Israel as his inheritance from Egypt, directly echoing the Exodus 6:7 covenant formula of deliverance and belonging.
In Genesis 17:8, God makes the same covenant promise to Abraham — 'I will be their God' — establishing the enduring relationship with his chosen people.
1 Kings 20:28 repeats the exact phrase 'you will know that I am the LORD' from Ex 6:7, showing God's self-revelation in a new context.
Isaiah 63:8 says 'Surely they are my people,' directly recalling the covenant formula from Ex 6:7, affirming God's relationship with Israel.
Ezekiel 20:5 recounts God's oath in Egypt, using the same 'I am the LORD your God' declaration from Ex 6:7, reinforcing the covenantal revelation.
Leviticus 26:12 repeats the covenant formula 'I will be your God, you will be my people' from 6:7, summarizing the blessing.
Leviticus 22:33 again cites the exodus deliverance and 'to be your God' from 6:7, linking offerings to the covenant.
Leviticus 18:2 repeats the 'I am the Lord your God' formula from 6:7, anchoring laws in the covenant relationship.
Leviticus 11:45 echoes the exodus deliverance and 'to be your God' from 6:7, grounding holiness in the covenant.