7. You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram. You led him from Ur in Babylonia. You changed his name to Abraham.
8. You saw he was true and loyal to you, and you made an agreement with him. You promised to give him the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. But you promised to give that land to Abraham’s descendants. And you kept your promise because you are good.
9. You saw our ancestors suffering in Egypt and heard them call for help by the Red Sea.
10. You showed the miracles to Pharaoh. You did amazing things to his officials and his people. You knew that the Egyptians thought they were better than our ancestors. But you proved how great you are, and they remember that even today.
11. You split the Red Sea in front of them, and they walked through on dry land. The Egyptian soldiers were chasing them, but you threw that enemy into the sea. And they sank like a rock into the sea.
12. With the tall cloud, you led them by day, and at night you used the column of fire. That is the way you lit their path and showed them where to go.
13. Then you came down to Mount Sinai. You spoke to them from heaven. You gave them good laws. You gave them true teachings. You gave them laws and commands that were very good.
14. You told them about your special day of rest—the Sabbath. Through your servant Moses, you gave them commands, laws, and teachings.
15. They were hungry, so you gave them food from heaven. They were thirsty, so you gave them water from a rock. You told them, ‘Come, take this land.’ You used your power, and took the land for them.