1 Chronicles 17:21

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And who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation in the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself! You made a name for yourself by doing great and awesome deeds when you drove out nations before your people whom you had delivered from the Egyptian empire and its gods.

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  • Ezek 20:9-9 : 9 I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations among whom they lived, before whom I revealed myself by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. 10 “‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them to the wilderness.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.
  • Exod 3:7-8 : 7 The LORD said,“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 8 I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
  • Exod 19:4-6 : 4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5 And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine, 6 and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
  • Deut 4:7 : 7 In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the LORD our God whenever we call on him?
  • Deut 4:32-34 : 32 The Uniqueness of Israel’s God Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it. 33 Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of fire, as you yourselves have, and lived to tell about it? 34 Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
  • Deut 7:1-2 : 1 The Dispossession of Nonvassals When the LORD your God brings you to the land that you are going to occupy and forces out many nations before you– Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you– 2 and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!
  • Deut 15:15 : 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.
  • Deut 33:26-29 : 26 General Praise and Blessing There is no one like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the sky to help you, on the clouds in majesty. 27 The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said,“Destroy!” 28 Israel lives in safety, the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, in a land of grain and new wine; indeed, its heavens rain down dew. 29 You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the LORD, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.
  • Josh 10:42 : 42 Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.
  • Josh 21:43-45 : 43 So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. 44 The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. The LORD handed all their enemies over to them. 45 Not one of the LORD’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.
  • Josh 24:11-12 : 11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you. 12 I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.
  • Neh 9:10 : 10 You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.
  • Ps 44:2-3 : 2 You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it. 3 For they did not conquer the land by their swords, and they did not prevail by their strength, but rather by your power, strength and good favor, for you were partial to them.
  • Ps 65:5 : 5 You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas.
  • Ps 66:3-7 : 3 Say to God:“How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you. 4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!”(Selah) 5 Come and witness God’s exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome! 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there! 7 He rules by his power forever; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves.(Selah)
  • Ps 77:15 : 15 You delivered your people by your strength– the children of Jacob and Joseph.(Selah)
  • Ps 107:2 : 2 Let those delivered by the LORD speak out, those whom he delivered from the power of the enemy,
  • Ps 111:9 : 9 He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.
  • Ps 114:3-8 : 3 The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. 5 Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River? 6 Why do you skip like rams, O mountains, like lambs, O hills? 7 Tremble, O earth, before the Lord– before the God of Jacob, 8 who turned a rock into a pool of water, a hard rock into springs of water!
  • Ps 147:20 : 20 He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the LORD!
  • Isa 48:9 : 9 For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.
  • Isa 63:12 : 12 the one who made his majestic power available to Moses, who divided the water before them, gaining for himself a lasting reputation,
  • Isa 64:3 : 3 When you performed awesome deeds that took us by surprise, you came down, and the mountains trembled before you.

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  • 2 Sam 7:21-24
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    21For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.

    22Therefore you are great, O Sovereign LORD, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!

    23Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods.

    24You made Israel your very own people for all time. You, O LORD, became their God.

  • 1 Chr 17:22
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    22You made Israel your very own nation for all time. You, O LORD, became their God.

  • 1 Chr 17:19-20
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    19O LORD, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.

    20O LORD, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!

  • Deut 26:19
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    19Then he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he has said.

  • 1 Kgs 8:51-53
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    51After all, they are your people and your special possession whom you brought out of Egypt, from the middle of the iron-smelting furnace.

    52“May you be attentive to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you.

    53After all, you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, just as you, O Sovereign LORD, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”

  • Deut 4:7-8
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    7In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the LORD our God whenever we call on him?

    8And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?

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    11Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?– majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders?

  • Deut 4:34
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    34Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

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    29You have joy, Israel! Who is like you? You are a people delivered by the LORD, your protective shield and your exalted sword. May your enemies cringe before you; may you trample on their backs.

  • Deut 14:2
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    2For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

  • Exod 34:10
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    10He said,“See, I am going to make a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the LORD, for it is a fearful thing that I am doing with you.

  • Jer 32:20-21
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    20You did miracles and amazing deeds in the land of Egypt which have had lasting effect. By this means you gained both in Israel and among humankind a renown that lasts to this day.

    21You used your mighty power and your great strength to perform miracles and amazing deeds and to bring great terror on the Egyptians. By this means you brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt.

  • Deut 10:21
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    21He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.

  • Deut 7:6
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    6For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

  • Deut 4:20
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    20You, however, the LORD has selected and brought from Egypt, that iron-smelting furnace, to be his special people as you are today.

  • Neh 1:10
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    10They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your mighty strength and by your powerful hand.

  • Jer 10:6-7
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    6I said,“There is no one like you, LORD. You are great. And you are renowned for your power.

    7Everyone should revere you, O King of all nations, because you deserve to be revered. For there is no one like you among any of the wise people of the nations nor among any of their kings.

  • 2 Chr 6:14
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    14and prayed:“O LORD God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven or on earth! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

  • Deut 4:38
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    38to dispossess nations greater and stronger than you and brought you here this day to give you their land as your property.

  • 1 Kgs 8:23
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    23He prayed:“O LORD, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty to your servants who obey you with sincerity.

  • 2 Chr 20:7
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    7Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

  • Acts 13:17
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    17The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

  • Deut 7:8
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    8Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the LORD brought you out with great power, redeeming you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

  • Ps 33:12
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    12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

  • Deut 9:29
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    29They are your people, your valued property, whom you brought out with great strength and power.

  • Josh 24:17
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    17For the LORD our God took us and our fathers out of slavery in the land of Egypt and performed these awesome miracles before our very eyes. He continually protected us as we traveled and when we passed through nations.

  • Deut 3:24
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    24“O, Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength.(What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)

  • Deut 26:8
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    8Therefore the LORD brought us out of Egypt with tremendous strength and power, as well as with great awe-inspiring signs and wonders.

  • Ps 77:14-15
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    14You are the God who does amazing things; you have revealed your strength among the nations.

    15You delivered your people by your strength– the children of Jacob and Joseph.(Selah)

  • Ps 135:4
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    4Indeed, the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.

  • Exod 15:13
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    13By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place.

  • Deut 7:19
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    19the great judgments you saw, the signs and wonders, the strength and power by which he brought you out– thus the LORD your God will do to all the people you fear.

  • Neh 9:10
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    10You performed awesome signs against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians had acted presumptuously against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.

  • Ps 71:19
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    19Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?

  • Deut 10:15
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    15However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples– as is apparent today.

  • 1 Sam 10:18
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    18He said to the Israelites,“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said,‘I brought Israel up from Egypt and I delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.

  • Deut 9:26
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    26I prayed to him: O, Sovereign LORD, do not destroy your people, your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed, whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength.

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    9“The LORD drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day.

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    13Moses said to the LORD,“When the Egyptians hear it– for you brought up this people by your power from among them–