Leviticus 18:2
“Tell the Israelites: I am the Lord your God.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 17:7I promise to continue my agreement with you, and with your descendants who come after you, for generations to come. This is an eternal agreement. I will always be your God, and the God of your descendants.
Exodus 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt, out of the land of your slavery.
Leviticus 18:4Do what I tell you and keep my rules. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:3Show respect for your mother and father, and keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:34Treat them in the same way as a fellow citizen, and love them as you love yourself, because you were once foreigners living in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 20:23Don't follow the practices of the nations I'm expelling for you. I detested them because they did all these evil things.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 18:2-6
Cautions against Idolatrous Practices. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God. 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God. 5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my… Read the whole commentary →