2 Samuel 7:23
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”2 Samuel 7:23
What Does 2 Samuel 7:23 Mean?
2 Samuel 7:23 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 7, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Election, Redemption, Adoption, and Identity.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 7:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 4:7“For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?”Exodus 34:10“And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.”Deuteronomy 9:26“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”Deuteronomy 10:21“He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.”Deuteronomy 33:29“Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.”Psalms 147:20“He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.”Deuteronomy 15:15“And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.”Nehemiah 1:10“Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.”Psalms 111:9“He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.”Exodus 6:7“And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”Exodus 33:16“For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.”Numbers 6:27“And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”Deuteronomy 4:32“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?”Psalms 40:5“Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.”Ezekiel 20:9“But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.”Micah 6:4“For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.”Exodus 3:7“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”Exodus 9:16“And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.”Exodus 12:12“For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.”Joshua 7:9“For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?”
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