Judges 6:8

He sent them a prophet, who told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — This verse follows the Israelites' cry to the LORD because of Midian. A prophet is dispatched to deliver a direct message from Yahweh, the God of Israel.

The words — The text foregrounds וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֧ח (va/i.yish.Lach, "and he sent") and אִ֥ישׁ נָבִ֖יא ('ish na.Vi', "a man [of] prophet"). These terms establish that God initiates communication through a designated human messenger.

The thread — The prophet immediately continues in Judges 6:9, "I delivered you out of the hands of Egypt." This Exodus claim parallels the deliverance recorded in Psalms 136:10, Ezekiel 20:5, and Isaiah 63:9.

Why it lands — The verse states that rescue originates from God rather than human agency. It requires the reader to treat past deliverance as the factual basis for present accountability.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

Cross-references

Psalms 136:10 He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.
Ezekiel 20:5 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’
Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Judges 2:1 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.