Exodus 20:2
“I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, out of the house of servitude.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the Lord spoke all these words:
3You shall not have strange gods before me.
Cross References
Exodus 10:1And the Lord said to Moses: “Enter to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart, and that of his servants, so that I may accomplish these, my signs, in him,
Exodus 13:14And when your son will question you tomorrow, saying, ‘What is this?’ you will respond, ‘With a strong hand the Lord led us away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude.
Leviticus 11:45For I am the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, so that I would be your God; you shall be holy, for I am Holy.
Leviticus 23:43so that your posterity may learn that I caused the sons of Israel to live in tabernacles, when I led them away from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:42For these are my servants, and I led them away from the land of Egypt; let them not be sold into the condition of servitude.
Leviticus 26:1I am the Lord your God. You shall not make for yourselves an idol or a graven image. Neither shall you erect a monument, or set up a conspicuous stone in your land, in order that you may adore it. For I am the Lord your God.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12
The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou 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: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →