Exodus 6:4

Translations

Modern

I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.

Traditional

And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

Literal

And also I have established My covenant with them, to give to them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojourning, in which they sojourned.

Latin

Pepigique fœdus cum eis, ut darem eis terram Chanaan, terram peregrinationis eorum, in qua fuerunt advenæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.

Notes

Exodus 6:2–8

Once again, God clearly connected his present action with the promises he made to the patriarchs (Abraham and his family). God works in history in ways that show his faithfulness. He makes promises, and he keeps them.

God also planned to reveal more about himself than he had revealed to the patriarchs. This new generation would understand more about who he is and what he intends to do. They would especially learn more about the meaning and demands of the covenant (6:4–5).

Why does God redeem his people (6:6)? Why did he first reveal himself to Abraham? Why did he first reveal himself to Abraham?

God wanted the Israelites to belong to him as his own people. He also wanted to be their God (6:7). This mutual relationship was always his goal.

God’s purpose is for humankind to live in a loving and willing covenant relationship with him. In that relationship, people can become what he created them to be.

Exodus 6:1–13

God renewed his promises. The offer of rescue emphasized the main question. Pharaoh asked: "Who is the LORD?" (5:2). While the Israelites needed rescue from slavery, their greater need was to know the Lord. The main purpose of God’s renewed promises was “you will know that I am the LORD your God” (6:7).

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Moses Pharaoh God’s Covenants Hardened Hearts Promised Land Suffering in Following God

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Genesis 28:4
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
Genesis 15:18
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Genesis 17:7–8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Acts 7:5
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
Psalm 105:12
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
Genesis 6:18
But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
2 Samuel 23:5
Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?
Genesis 15:13
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
Genesis 17:4
“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
Genesis 23:4
“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Aaron Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of God, Being and Attributes of

Topics

Covenant with the Israelites to Deliver Them from Egypt Covenant: Abraham God: Faithfulness of Holy Land: Promised to Given by Covenant to Israel Moses: Receives Comfort and Assurance from the Lord Pilgrims and Strangers: Typified: Israel The Covenant: Made With: Israel The Jews: The Covenant Established With

Exodus 6:4

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