That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Yahweh.”
- BSB who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.”
- NKJV who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”
- NASB who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the Lord.”
- NLT It was I who rescued you from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. I am the Lord.”
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Quick answer
Yahweh, who brought Israel out of Egypt to be their God, identifies Himself as the ground of these commands.
Overview
The redemption from Egypt is the great act that makes God Israel's God and the basis for their obedience. Grace precedes command: God first delivered them, then called them to holiness. This pattern foreshadows the gospel, where Christ's redemption is the foundation for the obedient life of faith (Titus 2:14).
Cross-references & the web
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- Lev 11:45For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
- Exod 6:7And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
- Lev 19:36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- Exod 20:2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Lev 25:38I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
- Num 15:41I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God.
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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