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Exodus 3:8-17

8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.

9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.

10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”

13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”

14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.

16 “Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’

Cross References for Exodus 3:8-17

Genesis 11:7 - Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” Click to read the verse Genesis 11:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 11:7

Deuteronomy 1:7 - Break camp and advance into the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:7 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:7

Genesis 15:18 - On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18

Genesis 11:5 - But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. Click to read the verse Genesis 11:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 11:5

Genesis 18:21 - that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me.... Click to read the verse Genesis 18:21 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:21

Genesis 10:15 - Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, Click to read the verse Genesis 10:15 Click to read the verse Genesis 10:15

Exodus 34:11 - Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, ... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:11 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:11

Genesis 15:18-21 - On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18-21 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:18-21

Exodus 19:11 - and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in th... Click to read the verse Exodus 19:11 Click to read the verse Exodus 19:11

John 3:13 - No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. Click to read the verse John 3:13 Click to read the verse John 3:13

Genesis 35:12 - The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your desc... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:12

Genesis 15:14 - But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great ... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:14

Deuteronomy 7:1 - Driving Out the Nations When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to pos... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:1 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 7:1

Nehemiah 9:8 - You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendant... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:8 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:8

Genesis 50:24 - Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and ... Click to read the verse Genesis 50:24 Click to read the verse Genesis 50:24

Exodus 33:2 - I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, H... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:2 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:2

John 6:38 - For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. Click to read the verse John 6:38 Click to read the verse John 6:38

Psalms 91:15 - He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him ... Click to read the verse Psalms 91:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 91:15

Psalms 22:4-5 - In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. Click to read the verse Psalms 22:4-5 Click to read the verse Psalms 22:4-5

Jeremiah 32:22 - You gave them this land you had sworn to give their forefathers, a land flowing with milk and h... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:22

Exodus 13:5 - When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebus... Click to read the verse Exodus 13:5 Click to read the verse Exodus 13:5

Joshua 5:6 - The Israelites had moved about in the desert forty years until all the men who were of military... Click to read the verse Joshua 5:6 Click to read the verse Joshua 5:6

Deuteronomy 8:7-9 - For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams and pools of water, ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:7-9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:7-9

Genesis 46:4 - I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand... Click to read the verse Genesis 46:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 46:4

Psalms 12:5 - “Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says t... Click to read the verse Psalms 12:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 12:5

Numbers 10:29 - Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out f... Click to read the verse Numbers 10:29 Click to read the verse Numbers 10:29

Jeremiah 2:20 - “Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, ‘I will not serve you!’ In... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:20 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:20

Leviticus 20:24 - But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a lan... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:24 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:24

Joshua 23:14 - “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not ... Click to read the verse Joshua 23:14 Click to read the verse Joshua 23:14

Amos 2:9 - “I destroyed the Amorite before them, though he was tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. ... Click to read the verse Amos 2:9 Click to read the verse Amos 2:9

Joel 3:18 - “In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravin... Click to read the verse Joel 3:18 Click to read the verse Joel 3:18

2 Kings 18:32 - until I come and take you to a land like your own, a land of grain and new wine, a land of brea... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 18:32 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 18:32

Deuteronomy 3:25 - Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.” Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 3:25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 3:25

Exodus 12:51 - And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions. Click to read the verse Exodus 12:51 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:51

Numbers 13:27 - They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow wit... Click to read the verse Numbers 13:27 Click to read the verse Numbers 13:27

Psalms 18:9-19 - He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. Click to read the verse Psalms 18:9-19 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:9-19

Joshua 9:1 - The Gibeonite Deception Now when all the kings west of the Jordan heard about these things—thos... Click to read the verse Joshua 9:1 Click to read the verse Joshua 9:1

Deuteronomy 26:9-15 - He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:9-15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:9-15

Jeremiah 11:5 - Then I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 11:5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 11:5

Exodus 6:6-8 - “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke... Click to read the verse Exodus 6:6-8 Click to read the verse Exodus 6:6-8

Nehemiah 9:22-25 - “You gave them kingdoms and nations, allotting to them even the remotest frontiers. They took o... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:22-25 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:22-25

Exodus 22:23-31 - If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. Click to read the verse Exodus 22:23-31 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:23-31

Numbers 13:19 - What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are t... Click to read the verse Numbers 13:19 Click to read the verse Numbers 13:19

Jeremiah 2:7 - I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled m... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:7

Exodus 33:2-3 - I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, H... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:2-3 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:2-3

Deuteronomy 11:9-24 - and so that you may live long in the land that the Lord swore to your forefathers to give to th... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:9-24 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:9-24

Deuteronomy 27:3 - Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land the Lord y... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:3

Deuteronomy 28:11 - The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livest... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:11 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:11

Exodus 3:17 - And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:17 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:17

Genesis 13:14-15 - The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and... Click to read the verse Genesis 13:14-15 Click to read the verse Genesis 13:14-15

Deuteronomy 1:25 - Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “It is... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:25

Ezekiel 20:6 - On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:6

Psalms 34:8 - Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Click to read the verse Psalms 34:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 34:8

Numbers 14:7-8 - and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedin... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:7-8 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:7-8

Isaiah 64:1 - Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:1

Exodus 12:25 - When you enter the land that the Lord will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony. Click to read the verse Exodus 12:25 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:25

Ezekiel 20:5 - and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore with... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:5 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 20:5

Exodus 33:3 - Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a st... Click to read the verse Exodus 33:3 Click to read the verse Exodus 33:3

Numbers 14:8 - If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and ho... Click to read the verse Numbers 14:8 Click to read the verse Numbers 14:8

Deuteronomy 6:3 - Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increas... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 6:3

Numbers 13:29 - The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country... Click to read the verse Numbers 13:29 Click to read the verse Numbers 13:29

Numbers 13:18 - See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. Click to read the verse Numbers 13:18 Click to read the verse Numbers 13:18

Deuteronomy 31:20 - When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:20 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 31:20

Deuteronomy 11:9 - and so that you may live long in the land that the Lord swore to your forefathers to give to th... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 11:9

Deuteronomy 26:9 - He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:9

Numbers 16:14 - Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey or given us an inherit... Click to read the verse Numbers 16:14 Click to read the verse Numbers 16:14

Amos 2:10 - “I brought you up out of Egypt, and I led you forty years in the desert to give you the land of... Click to read the verse Amos 2:10 Click to read the verse Amos 2:10

Joshua 21:43 - So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their forefathers, and they took poss... Click to read the verse Joshua 21:43 Click to read the verse Joshua 21:43

Joshua 3:10 - This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out... Click to read the verse Joshua 3:10 Click to read the verse Joshua 3:10

Deuteronomy 8:7 - For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams and pools of water, ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:7 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 8:7

Joshua 9:7 - The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a tr... Click to read the verse Joshua 9:7 Click to read the verse Joshua 9:7

Joshua 12:8 - the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the desert and the Ne... Click to read the verse Joshua 12:8 Click to read the verse Joshua 12:8

Judges 3:5 - The Israelites lived among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Click to read the verse Judges 3:5 Click to read the verse Judges 3:5

Judges 18:10 - When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a spacious land that God has put i... Click to read the verse Judges 18:10 Click to read the verse Judges 18:10

1 Samuel 14:25 - The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:25 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:25

1 Chronicles 1:15 - Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 1:15 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 1:15

Isaiah 36:17 - until I come and take you to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread... Click to read the verse Isaiah 36:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 36:17