you are not to be afraid of them; you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:
Parallel translations
- WEB you shall not be afraid of them. You shall remember well what Yahweh your God did to Pharaoh, and to all Egypt;
- KJV Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
- BSB But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
- NKJV you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:
- NLT But don’t be afraid of them! Just remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all the land of Egypt.
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Quick answer
Israel must not fear but remember what God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt. Memory of past deliverance is the antidote to present fear.
Overview
The cure for fear is recalling God's mighty acts in the exodus. If God overthrew Egypt, he can surely overcome Canaan. Remembering God's proven faithfulness strengthens faith for new challenges, just as believers look back to the cross and resurrection to face present trials with courage.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 105:5Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,
- Deut 31:6Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
- Deut 1:29Then I said to you, “Don’t dread, neither be afraid of them.
- Ps 77:11I will remember Yah’s deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.
- Isa 51:9–10Awake, awake, put on strength, arm of Yahweh! Awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Isn’t it you who cut Rahab in pieces, who pierced the monster?
- Ps 105:26–36He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.
- Isa 41:10–14Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Ps 78:42–51They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
- Ps 135:8–10Who struck the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and animal;
- Ps 136:10–15To him who struck down the Egyptian firstborn; for his loving kindness endures forever;
- Ps 46:1–2For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Deut 3:6We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones.
- Ps 78:11They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
- Exod 7:1–14Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I have made you as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
- Ps 27:1–2By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Isa 63:11–15Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying, “Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit among them?”
- Judg 6:13Gideon said to him, “Oh, my lord, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying, ‘Didn’t Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?’ But now Yahweh has cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.”
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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