Acts 13:17
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
The verse opens Paul's sermon at Antioch in Pisidia, spoken in the synagogue on the Sabbath after the reading of the law and the prophets when the rulers invited exhortation. Paul stood and beckoned to men of Israel and God-fearers as he began that address. The verse begins his history of how the Lord dealt with the Jews from Egyptian bondage onward.
God chose Israel's ancestors, the fathers. He exalted the people while they lived as strangers in Egypt by making them grow in number and become numerous and strong. Those who dwell on this exaltation also teach that He raised them from their lowly condition and status while they were strangers there. With a high arm, by His mighty and great power, He brought them out of Egypt and out of Egyptian bondage.
This deliverance begins Paul's history and account of how the Lord dealt with Israel and the Jews from Egyptian bondage onward. That history continues to the promise of a Saviour of the seed of David and from David's line. The promise was fulfilled in Jesus, preached as Saviour of men, the promised Messiah of prophecy. The chapter where the verse stands gives instruction against false theories and a low moral standard, calling God's people to earnest seeking and humility before Him.