I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Parallel translations
- WEB I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
- KJV I 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.
- NKJV I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
- NASB I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.
- NLT I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
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Quick answer
God grounded these commands in being the LORD who redeemed Israel from Egypt and gave them Canaan. Redemption was the basis for compassion.
Overview
God reminded Israel that he had rescued them from slavery and graciously given them the land, so they must treat one another mercifully. Their generosity was to flow from gratitude for his redemption. This pattern, redeemed people showing redeeming love, points straight to the gospel motive for kindness (1 John 4:19).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Lev 11:45For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
- Exod 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Num 15:41I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD your God.”
- Jer 32:38They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Jer 31:1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
- Gen 17:7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Lev 22:32–33You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
- Heb 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
- Jer 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
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