Ezekiel 20:6
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:”Ezekiel 20:6
What Does Ezekiel 20:6 Mean?
Ezekiel 20:6 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 20, verse 6 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 Redemption.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 20:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 3:8“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”Deuteronomy 8:7“For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;”Psalms 106:24“Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:”Deuteronomy 1:33“Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.”Deuteronomy 11:9“And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”Nehemiah 9:25“And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.”Jeremiah 32:22“And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;”Ezekiel 20:15“Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;”Psalms 48:2“Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”Daniel 8:9“And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.”Zechariah 7:14“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.”Genesis 15:13“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”Exodus 3:17“And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.”Exodus 14:1“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”Leviticus 20:24“But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.”Numbers 13:27“And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.”Deuteronomy 6:3“Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.”Deuteronomy 7:19“The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.”Deuteronomy 11:11“But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven:”Deuteronomy 26:9“And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
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