You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
Parallel translations
- WEB It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.
- KJV Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
- NKJV To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.
- NASB You were shown these things so that you might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him.
- NLT “He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other.
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Quick answer
These mighty acts were given so Israel would know Yahweh alone is God. Redemption is meant to produce true knowledge of the one God.
Overview
The purpose of the exodus was revelatory: that Israel might know there is no God besides Yahweh. This is a cornerstone of biblical monotheism and the foundation for the first commandment. To know the one true God is eternal life, fully unveiled in Jesus Christ whom he sent (John 17:3).
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- 1 Sam 2:2There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Isa 45:5I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
- Deut 4:39Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
- Isa 44:8Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- Ps 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Isa 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- Deut 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- Isa 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
- Exod 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- 1 Kgs 18:36–37At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
- Mark 12:32“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
- 1 Sam 17:45–47But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- Mark 12:29Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
- Deut 32:23I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
- Ps 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
- 2 Kgs 19:19And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- 1 Jn 5:20–21And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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