22 You have given them this land, of which You swore to their fathers to give them—(A)“a land flowing with milk and honey.”

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And it shall be, when the Lord (A)brings you into the (B)land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He (C)swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, (D)that you shall keep this service in this month.

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So (A)I have come down to (B)deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land (C)to a good and large land, to a land (D)flowing with milk and honey, to the place of (E)the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

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that I may establish the (A)oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them (B)‘a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is this day.” ’ ”

And I answered and said, [a]“So be it, Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 11:5 Heb. Amen

(A)The covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
10 And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,
11 Saying, (B)“To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”

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See, I have set the land before you; go in and possess the land which the Lord [a]swore to your fathers—to (A)Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to them and their descendants after them.’

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  1. Deuteronomy 1:8 promised

17 and I have said (A)I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’

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15 So (A)I also raised My hand in an oath to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, (B)‘flowing with milk and honey,’ (C)the glory of all lands,

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On that day I raised My hand in an oath to them, (A)to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, (B)‘flowing with milk and honey,’ (C)the glory of all lands.

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15 You (A)gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
And (B)brought them water out of the rock for their thirst,
And told them to (C)go in to possess the land
Which You had [a]sworn to give them.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:15 Lit. raised Your hand to

The Promise Fulfilled

43 So the Lord gave to Israel (A)all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they (B)took possession of it and dwelt in it.

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(A)Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall [a]divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

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  1. Joshua 1:6 give as a possession

He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, (A)“a land flowing with milk and honey”; 10 and now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land which you, O Lord, have given me.’

“Then you shall set it before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God. 11 So (B)you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.

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Remember the Lord Your God

“Every commandment which I command you today (A)you must [a]be careful to observe, that you may live and (B)multiply,[b] and go in and possess the land of which the Lord [c]swore to your fathers.

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  1. Deuteronomy 8:1 observe to do
  2. Deuteronomy 8:1 increase in number
  3. Deuteronomy 8:1 promised

13 And He will (A)love you and bless you and [a]multiply you; (B)He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He [b]swore to your fathers to give you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:13 cause you to increase
  2. Deuteronomy 7:13 promised

23 Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He [a]swore to our fathers.

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  1. Deuteronomy 6:23 promised

18 And you (A)shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers,

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Caution Against Disobedience

10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He [a]swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities (A)which you did not build,

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  1. Deuteronomy 6:10 promised

35 (A)‘Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land of which I [a]swore to give to your fathers,

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  1. Deuteronomy 1:35 promised

30 (A)Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I [a]swore I would make you dwell in.

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  1. Numbers 14:30 solemnly promised

16 ‘Because the Lord was not (A)able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’

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The Command to Leave Sinai

33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Depart and go up from here, you (A)and the people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, (B)‘To your descendants I will give it.’ (C)And I will send My Angel before you, (D)and I will drive out the Canaanite and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. Go up (E)to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest (F)I [a]consume you on the way, for you are a (G)stiff-necked[b] people.”

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  1. Exodus 33:3 destroy
  2. Exodus 33:3 stubborn

24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but (A)God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land (B)of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”

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11 Also God said to him: (A)“I am God Almighty. (B)Be fruitful and multiply; (C)a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body. 12 The (D)land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”

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13 (A)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (B)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (C)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. 14 Also your (D)descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad (E)to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and (F)in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 15 Behold, (G)I am with you and will (H)keep[a] you wherever you go, and will (I)bring you back to this land; for (J)I will not leave you (K)until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

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  1. Genesis 28:15 protect

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