Leviticus 25:38

Remember, I am the Lord your God who led you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

37Don't lend them silver with interest or sell them food at an inflated price.

39If any of your people become poor and have to sell themselves to work for you, don't force them to work as a slave.

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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.

Leviticus 11:45I am the Lord who led you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.

Numbers 15:41I am the Lord your God!”

Jeremiah 31:33But this is the agreement I'm going to make with the people of Israel at that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws inside them and write them in their minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Hebrews 11:16But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God, for he has built a city for them.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:24-39

23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto… Read the whole commentary →

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