Exodus 20:2 Cross References

Exodus 20:2

2: "I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.

So Moses said to the people, "This is a day to remember forever--the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. For the LORD has brought you out by his mighty power. (Remember, you are not to use any yeast.)

For it was I, the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.

"I am the LORD your God, who rescued you from your slavery in Egypt. You have no God but me, for there is no other savior.

Your scales and weights must be accurate. Your containers for measuring dry goods or liquids must be accurate. I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you from the land of Egypt so you would no longer be slaves. I have lifted the yoke of slavery from your neck so you can walk free with your heads held high.

It was simply because the LORD loves you, and because he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the LORD rescued you with such amazing power from your slavery under Pharaoh in Egypt.

When the Egyptians mistreated and humiliated us by making us their slaves,
we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression.
So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with amazing power, overwhelming terror, and miraculous signs and wonders.

Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out with amazing power and mighty deeds. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

This will remind each new generation of Israelites that their ancestors had to live in shelters when I rescued them from the land of Egypt. I, the LORD, am your God."

Stone the guilty ones to death because they have tried to draw you away from the LORD your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery.

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.

"Do not make idols or set up carved images, sacred pillars, or shaped stones to be worshiped in your land. I, the LORD, am your God.

"I will continue this everlasting covenant between us, generation after generation. It will continue between me and your offspring forever. And I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Yes, I will give all this land of Canaan to you and to your offspring forever. And I will be their God.

"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone.
And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.

"But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day," says the LORD. "I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

"O my people, listen as I speak. Here are my charges against you, O Israel: I am God, your God!

Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They all have the same Lord, who generously gives his riches to all who ask for them.

After all, God is not the God of the Jews only, is he? Isn't he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Return to Pharaoh and again make your demands. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can continue to display my power by performing miraculous signs among them.
You will be able to tell wonderful stories to your children and grandchildren about the marvelous things I am doing among the Egyptians to prove that I am the LORD."
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.
If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will cover the whole country with locusts.
There will be so many that you won't be able to see the ground. They will devour everything that escaped the hailstorm, including all the trees in the fields.

"In that day," says the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

That is why the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.

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