In this way they also will put their trust in God and not forget what he has done, but always obey his commandments.

They forgot what he had done, the miracles they had seen him perform.

They forgot his great power and the day when he saved them from their enemies

But they quickly forgot what he had done and acted without waiting for his advice.

They forgot the God who had saved them by his mighty acts in Egypt.

"The LORD is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.

"The LORD's people grew rich, but rebellious; they were fat and stuffed with food. They abandoned God their Creator and rejected their mighty savior.

Why were a thousand defeated by one, and ten thousand by only two? The LORD, their God, had abandoned them; their mighty God had given them up.

Their enemies know that their own gods are weak, not mighty like Israel's God.

So tell the Israelites that I say to them, 'I am the LORD; I will rescue you and set you free from your slavery to the Egyptians. I will raise my mighty arm to bring terrible punishment upon them, and I will save you.

Faithful to your promise, you led the people you had rescued; by your strength you guided them to your sacred land.

But the LORD loved you and wanted to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors. That is why he saved you by his great might and set you free from slavery to the king of Egypt.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God set you free; that is why I am now giving you this command.

The LORD says, "Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.

The LORD, who rules and protects Israel, the LORD Almighty, has this to say: "I am the first, the last, the only God; there is no other god but me.

The holy God of Israel, the LORD who saves you, says: "I am the LORD your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go.

The LORD said, "They are my people; they will not deceive me." And so he saved them

from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the LORD himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.