Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 6:21
Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
21. bondmen ] See on Deu 5:6.
mighty hand ] See on Deu 4:34.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Ver. 21 Then shall thou say unto thy son,…. In order to lead him into the spring and original of them, and to acquaint him with the goodness of God, which laid them under obligation to observe them:
we were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; were brought into bondage and slavery to Pharaoh king of Egypt, into whose country their ancestors came, and where they resided many years, and at length were reduced to the utmost servitude and misery:
and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand; by the exertion of his mighty power, which the Egyptians and their king could not withstand, as a token of his care and kindness to us; by the ties of which we are bound in gratitude to observe his commands. The Targum of Jonathan is,
“the Word of the Lord brought us, &c.”
and it was Christ the Son of God that was from first to last concerned in that affair, even from the appearance to Moses in the bush to Israel’s coming out of Egypt.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(21) The Lord brought us out of Egypt.The simple explanation of the obligations of the Law given in these verses is based upon the message of Jehovah to Israel from Sinai. in Exo. 19:3-6 : Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how bare you on eagles wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me. The keeping of the Law of Jehovah by Israel as a nation in the land that He gave them was the final cause of their national existence. This fundamental fact must never be forgotten. This alone would justify what had been done to Egypt. Hence the neglect of the Law must inevitably bring down the Divine vengeance.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 20:2, Neh 9:9, Neh 9:10, Psa 136:10-12, Isa 51:1, Jer 32:20, Jer 32:21, Rom 6:17, Rom 6:18, Eph 2:11, Eph 2:12
We were: Deu 5:6, Deu 5:15, Deu 15:15, Deu 26:5-9
with a mighty: Exo 3:19, Exo 13:3
Reciprocal: Deu 4:34 – by a mighty Jos 4:6 – when your Psa 105:45 – That Act 7:36 – after