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Exodus 20:2 — I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of…

“I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
Exodus 20:2 · KJV

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The verses around Exodus 20:2.

1And God spake all these words, saying,

2I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

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Verse explanation

Before any commandment, God identifies Himself by the concrete act He has already done: bringing the people out of slavery in Egypt, the historical foundation of the whole covenant.

From the Exodus 20 study in Bible in Stories.

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