Deuteronomy 26:5 “And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 6 And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor. 7 Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. 9 And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. 11 And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.
As Moses gives his challenge to the people before they enter the promised land, he looks back on the things that began in Exodus 2 and 3, when He first encountered The God Who Sees. He reminds his people of all that God had done for them - things they never could have done on their own. The proper response was one of thanksgiving and worship. He gave them a way to respond which was fitting with His merciful and gracious acts on their behalf. Realizing God has "seen" us should result in a similar response.
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