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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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
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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 20:2I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- 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.
- Jer 32:38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
- Jer 31:1At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
- Gen 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Lev 22:32–33Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,
- Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
- Jer 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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