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66:5-7 Come and See How God Brought Israel out of Egypt! From all the earth the focus narrows down to one people, Israel, as the reference to the exodus (turned the sea into dry land) and the crossing of the Jordan River (passed through the river on foot) in v. 6 makes plain. At the same time, Israel exists for the very purpose of bringing God's light to the world (Ex. 19:5-6); hence what God has done for Israel he has done for all peoples--he is awesome in his deeds (a reference to what he does for Israel) toward the children of man (i.e., for all mankind, not just Israel).