Leviticus 26:45

But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their fathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks to Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai, addressing the nation during a period of anticipated exile and covenant breach. He declares that despite their failure, He will not reject them, break His covenant, or destroy them.

The words — The text highlights זָכַרְתִּי (za.khar.Ti, "I will remember") and בְּרִית (be.Rit, "covenant") to show God’s active commitment to the patriarchs. הוֹצֵאתִי (ho.tze.ti, "I brought out") anchors this promise to the Exodus event witnessed by the nations.

The thread — This covenant memory recurs in Leviticus 25:38 and Leviticus 22:33, where God identifies Himself as the One who delivered Israel from Egypt to be their God. The pattern of divine remembrance and deliverance also appears in Psalm 98:2.

Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to recognize that God’s faithfulness rests on His prior promises and actions, not on Israel’s compliance. It establishes that divine identity as Yahweh is tied to covenant preservation despite human failure.

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The Hebrew words

וְזָכַרְתִּ֥יve./za.khar.Tiand/ I will rememberלָהֶ֖םla./Hemto <the>/ themבְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant of רִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.Nim[the] forefathers אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhom הוֹצֵֽאתִי־ho.tze.ti-I brought out אֹתָם֩'o.Ta/m<obj.>/ them מֵאֶ֨רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt לְעֵינֵ֣יle./'ei.Neito/ [the] eyes of הַגּוֹיִ֗םha./go.Yimthe/ nations לִהְיֹ֥תli/h.Yotto/ becomeלָהֶ֛םla./Hemfor <the>/ themלֵאלֹהִ֖יםle./lo.Him<into>/ God אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh[am] Yahweh

King James Version

But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the Lord.

Cross-references

Leviticus 25:38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Leviticus 22:33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”
Psalms 98:2 The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
Ezekiel 20:9 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 20:22 But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Ezekiel 20:14 But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
Romans 11:28 Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.