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.
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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.
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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.
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I am the LORD your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, to be your God.
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Leviticus 25:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 11:45 For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
- Exodus 20:2 “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
- Numbers 15:41 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Yahweh your God.”
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
- Leviticus 22:32-33 You shall not profane my holy name, but I will be made holy among the children of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Yahweh.”
- Jeremiah 31:1 “At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
- Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Jeremiah 32:38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
- Hebrews 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 25:38 I [am] the LORD your God, which…
Lev 25:38 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.
Ver. 38. I am the Lord your God.] Freely you have received, freely lend. You have had me your benefactor, you shall have me your debtor.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain I am the Lord your God, which brought you…
I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt,.... Where they had been strangers and sojourners, and therefore should be kind to such in necessitous circumstances, and relieve them, and especially their brethren; and where God had given them favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they had lent them jewels of gold and silver, and raiment, and therefore they should lend freely to persons in distress; and who had brought them out from thence, that they might take upon them his commandments, though they might be grievous, as Jarchi observes; and this, it may be remarked, is the preface to the ten commandments:
to give you the land of Canaan; freely, a land flowing with milk and honey; and therefore, since he had dealt so bountifully with them, and had given them plenty of good things, they need not grudge giving to their poor brethren, and others in necessitous circumstances:
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and to be your God; their covenant God, to bless and prosper them, protect and defend them.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Here, and in Lev 25:42, Lev 25:55, is expressed…
Here, and in Lev 25:42, Lev 25:55, is expressed the principle which was to limit and modify the servitude of Hebrew servants.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 38. I am the Lord — In this verse…
38. I am the Lord — In this verse there are four reasons for obedience:
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (38) Which brought you forth out of the land…
(38) Which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt.—For this appeal to the signal act of redemption from Egypt, see Lev. 12:45.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 25:38 The mention of the land of Egypt reminded…
25:38 The mention of the land of Egypt reminded the Israelites that they had been slaves at one time. They were to help the poor among them because of God’s covenant relationship with them (cp. Exod 20:2 and Deut 5:6, where God’s covenant with them is initiated).
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