“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;”
God recalls calling Israel when He made Himself known to them in the land of Egypt, swearing an oath to the descendants of Jacob and establishing Himself as their God. This foundational commitment establishes Israel's theological identity as the covenanted people whom God claims as His own. The oath to Jacob's descendants represents God's irrevocable commitment to the people despite their subsequent faithlessness.
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