6. You belong to the family of his servant Abraham. You are descendants of Jacob, the people God chose.
7. The Lord is our God. He rules the whole world.
8. He will remember his agreement forever. He will always keep the promises he made to his people.
9. He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham and the promise he made to Isaac.
10. He gave it as a law to Jacob. He gave it to Israel as an agreement that will last forever!
11. He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan. It will be your very own.”
12. At the time God said this, there were only a few of his people, and they were strangers there.
13. They traveled around from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
14. But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them. He warned kings not to harm them.
15. He said, “Don’t hurt my chosen people. Don’t harm my prophets.”
16. He caused a famine in that country, and people did not have enough food.
17. But he sent a man named Joseph to go ahead of them. Joseph was sold like a slave.