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52) First, it is written, “And I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians,” and then it is written, “And I will deliver you from their work, and I will redeem you.” Should He not have said first, “And I will redeem you,” and then, “And I will bring you”? Indeed, He first said the most important, since the Creator wished to first tell them the most beautiful—the exodus from Egypt.

53) But the most beautiful of all is, “And I will take you to Me for a people, and I will be to you a God.” But He told them this afterwards. At the time, there was nothing more beautiful for them than exiting because they thought that they would never come out of their slavery, since they saw that all the chains that were between them were tying them with magic ties from which they could never exit. This is why they were first told what they favored most.

54) Although they came out of Egypt, could they be followed so as to harm them? It is written about it, “And I will deliver you from their bondage.” Could it be that they would come out and be saved, but would not have redemption? It is written about it, “And I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” Could it be that He would not accept them as a nation? It is written about it, “And I will take.” Could it be that when He accepts them as a nation, He would not bring them to the land? It is written about that, “And I will bring you in unto the land.”