Leviticus 11:45
For I am Adonai who brought you up out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. + 11:45. (44-45) Quoted in 1 Pet 1:16
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Exodus 6:7and I will take you to be my people, and I will be your God; + 6:7. Quoted in 2 Cor 6:16 and you shall know that I am Adonai your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].
Exodus 20:2+ 20:2. Ex 20:2; Deut 5:6 (#1.1): T. I am Yahweh your God / R. To know there is a God Consider: In Ancient Days, when two people would enter into a covenant, the greater of the two would preamble the covenant with a descriptive reason the covenant is being made, usually recounting past history and actions. The two entering covenant would have relationship established and next are the terms of the covenant, for both parties (see D. Freedman, The Nine Commandments, chapter 1 and 2) “I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 11:44For I am Adonai your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. + 11:44. Lev 11:44 (Lev 11:43-45, 11:44-45) (#3.210): T. Not to eat things that swarm upon the ground / R. Not to eat treif ·unclean· maggots R. Note: According to the Rabbis only certain “worms” are permitted for food. Worms that do not live in an isolated condition, but are found only in other substances. For instance, the maggots in meat, fruit, fish, drinking water, etc. (HuLev 67a, b) You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth. (Maftir ·Conclusion·)
Leviticus 19:36+ 19:36. Lev 19:36 (Lev 19:35-37) (#9.563): T. To keep honest and accurate balance-scales, weights, and measures (both dry and liquid) / R. Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah [0.63 bushels; 5.9 gal; 22 L], and a just hin [0.98 gal; 3.7 L]. I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].
Leviticus 22:33who brought you out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], to be your God. I am Adonai.”
Leviticus 26:45but I will for their sake remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery] in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God. I am Adonai.’”
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:44-47
43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46 This is the… Read the whole commentary →