Deuteronomy 26:9 meaning and explanation

And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 26:9, Berean Standard Bible

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These words come from the declaration an Israelite was to make while presenting firstfruits at the sanctuary. Standing before the priest, the worshipper recites the story of the nation: a wandering ancestor, slavery in Egypt, God's mighty deliverance, and now arrival in the land.

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