Deuteronomy 6:23 (WEB)

Passage

and he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore to our fathers.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:21 then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;

Deuteronomy 6:22 and Yahweh showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

Deuteronomy 6:23 and he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore to our fathers.

Deuteronomy 6:24 Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are today.

Deuteronomy 6:25 It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "might", "bring", "give", "land", "swore", and "fathers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "might", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "and Yahweh showed great and awesome signs..." into verse 24's "Yahweh commanded us to do all these...", so "brought" and "might" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "brought" and "might" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.