Deuteronomy 26:5

“And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:”

"And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:" - Deuteronomy 26:5
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What does Deuteronomy 26:5 mean?

Deuteronomy 26:5 (KJV) states: "And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous." This verse is part of a larger…

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From Peril to Promise: The Journey of Faith

Deuteronomy 26:5 (KJV) reads: "And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous." This remarkable verse encapsulates a…

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A Prayer of Reflection and Gratitude: Remembering Our Heritage

O Lord God of our fathers, Creator of heaven and earth, I approach Your throne with a heart full of gratitude and reverence. As I reflect on the poignant words of Deuteronomy 26:5, I am reminded of how You have woven the tapestry of history with threads of struggle, survival…

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Deuteronomy 26:5 - "And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:"
Deuteronomy 5:26 - "For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?"
Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Deuteronomy 26:4-10
"For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?" - Deuteronomy 5:26
Deuteronomy 11:26 - "¶ Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;"
Deuteronomy 5 pictures
Deuteronomy 26:6 - "And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:"
Deuteronomy 1:26 - "Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:"
Deuteronomy 5:17 - "Thou shalt not kill."
Deuteronomy 27:26 - "Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Deuteronomy 2:26 - "¶ And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,"
Deuteronomy 34:5-6
Deuteronomy 5:19 - "Neither shalt thou steal."
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."
Deuteronomy 26:8 - "And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:"
Deuteronomy 26:4 - "And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God."
Deuteronomy 31:26 - "Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee."
Deuteronomy 33:26 - "¶ There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky."
Deuteronomy 5:18 - "Neither shalt thou commit adultery."
Deuteronomy 28:5 - "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Hechos 5, 17-26
Luke 5:17-26
Galatians 5:16-26
Matthieu 5:23-26
Deuteronomy 29:26 - "For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:"
Deuteronomy 5:2 - "The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."
Deuteronomy 28:26 - "And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away."
Deuteronomy 32:26 - "I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:"