Preacher's Analyst Deuteronomy 4:20 But the LORD has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance… I. THE PEOPLE ALLUDED TO. 1. The title they may claim. "The chosen of God." 2. The mercy shown. "The Lord hath taken you." 3. The practical result. "Hath brought you forth." (1) A wonderful work. (2) Miraculous. (3) Wise. (4) All-sufficient. (5) Complete. II. THE PLACE WHENCE REMOVED. "The iron furnace." 1. The rigour of the imprisonment. 2. The bitterness of the position. The land of Egypt is always used in Scripture to represent the kingdom of Satan. And so the idea here developed is the deliverance of God's Church(1) from the dominion of the devil, the power he exercises over the soul, and the rigour of his exactions; (2) from the servitude of sin, and its cruel, unremitting slavery of toil; (3) from the alienation of a distant land — a country which is not our home. God's grace and power has accomplished all this on our behalf. III. THE POSITION PROVIDED. It is worthy of notice that this position is not one of mere selfish gratification. It is one that promoted first and chiefly the glory of God. There are two particulars given. 1. God selected and delivered His people that they may be His people. This is a condition of high honour — to be the people of the Most High is worthy of an archangel. It is a condition of blessed security. The people of God are as the apple of His eye. He will guide and protect them as the most precious treasures. It is a position of glorious anticipation. 2. God selects His people that they may be His inheritance. (Preacher's Analyst.) Parallel Verses KJV: But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. |
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