Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying,
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made an agreement with your ancestors on the day I brought them out of Egypt, out of slavery, saying,
God is reminding the people that He made a covenant with their ancestors when He freed them from slavery in Egypt.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is speaking to the people of Judah during a period of impending Babylonian invasion and social injustice, reminding them of the ancient covenant God made with their ancestors. This covenant was established during the Exodus, when God miraculously delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the early books of the Bible. Jeremiah uses this historical reference to confront the people's current failures, such as their neglect of laws requiring the release of fellow Hebrews from bondage.
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