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But Yahweh has taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be to him a people of inheritance, as at this day.

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The Furnace of Affliction

Commentators explain that the phrase 'iron furnace' is a powerful metaphor for the intense cruelty and suffering the Israelites endured in Egypt. Just as a furnace is used to purify precious metals by removing dross, God used this severe trial to refine His people before delivering them.

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Deuteronomy

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John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 4:20

17th Century

Pastor

But the Lord has taken you, and brought you forth out of the
iron furnace
The allusio…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 4:1–23

17th Century

Minister

The power and love of God toward Israel are presented here as the basis and reason for a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although ther…

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