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.
And I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey—to the place where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.
God is telling Moses that He has personally come to rescue the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and lead them to a rich, fertile promised land.
📚 Historical Context
This is God speaking to Moses from the burning bush, explaining His plan to deliver the Israelites who had been enslaved in Egypt for about 400 years. The phrase 'land flowing with milk and honey' was a common ancient description for fertile, abundant land. The various tribes mentioned (Canaanites, Hittites, etc.) were the people groups currently living in the land that would become Israel.
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