Deuteronomy 7:15Yahweh will take away from you all sickness; and none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which you know, he will put on you, but will lay them on all those who hate you.
The setting
Plains of Moab, east of the Jordan River (modern-day Jordan), ~1400 BC. Moses reminds Israel of Egypt's plagues they witnessed...
The emotion here: protective love remembering how God shielded them from Egypt's plagues
The original word
madweh (מַדְוֶה) — sickness, specifically the wasting diseases that plagued Egypt
Why it matters
The 'diseases of Egypt' likely included parasitic infections from the Nile, dysentery, and skin diseases that Israel witnessed during 400 years of slavery
Read with care
What most readers miss in Deuteronomy 7:15
The phrase 'which you know' — Israel had personally witnessed these diseases destroy Egypt during the plagues
Common misconceptionMany claim this guarantees Christians will never get sick, but it was a covenant promise for Israel's obedience, not a universal health-and-wealth guarantee.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Deuteronomy 7:15
Bible Genome reading
Deuteronomy 7:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Deuteronomy 7:15 comes from the book of Deuteronomy, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Moses. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include healing, divine protection. Notable phrases: take away from you all sickness. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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