Exodus 20:2
I am the Lord thy God, which haue brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
1Then God spake all these wordes, saying,
3Thou shalt haue none other Gods before me.
Cross References
Exodus 10:1Againe the Lord saide vnto Moses, Goe to Pharaoh: for I haue hardened his heart, and the heart of his seruants, that I might worke these my miracles in the middes of his realme,
Exodus 13:14And when thy sonne shall aske thee to morowe, saying, What is this? thou shalt then say vnto him, With a mightie hande the Lord brought vs out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 11:45For I am the Lord that brought you out of the lande of Egypt, to be your God, and that you should be holy, for I am holy.
Leviticus 23:43That your posterity may know that I haue made the children of Israel to dwell in boothes, when I brought them out of the lande of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:42For they are my seruants, whom I brought out of the lande of Egypt: they shall not be solde as bondmen are solde.
Leviticus 26:1Ye shall make you none idoles nor grauen image, neither reare you vp any pillar, neither shall ye set any image of stone in your land to bow downe to 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 →