Deuteronomy 6:22

Key Reflection

When you tell your son about their history, the original audience would have understood this verse in the context of their recently concluded experience as slaves in Egypt and their miraculous liberation by God. The mention of Pharaoh's slavery and God’s powerful deliverance serves to remind them of their bondage under Egyptian oppression and the strength and sovereignty of their liberator, thus reinforcing their identity as a people chosen by God for a special destiny.