It is telling that in the Exodus narrative God's salvation occurs before the giving of the law. The people have already crossed the Red Sea and are already free ...

Exodus 20:1-2 meaning. The prologue to the giving of the ten “words” identifies the Sovereign and His qualifications for establishing the rules in the covenant.

Exodus 20:1. God spake all these words — The law of the ten commandments is a law of God's making, and a law of his own speaking.

David Guzik commentary on Exodus 20 , where God gives the ten commandments, four regarding our conduct before God, six for our conduct before God and man.

In the beginning God made man in His own image, but man sinned and fell into rebellion against his Creator and God's plan of redemption was set in motion.

1. God asserts his own authority to enact this law in general: "I am the Lord who command thee all that follows." 2. He proposes himself as the sole object of ...

The command is to be absolutely loyal to God. In Martin Luther's language, the call is to fear, love, and trust in God above all things. This commandment is the ...

The first commandment reminds us that everything in the Torah flows from the love we have for God, which in turn is a response to the love he has for us. This ...

Loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind means living God alone. No idol competition can exist before him. The Setting of the Ten... · Am The Lord (20:1-2)

15 мар. 2019 г. · In this verse, Yahweh establishes his identity (“Yahweh your God”) and, by implication, the Israelites identity (Yahweh's people). Yahweh also ...