I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD

I. HE SPOKE

Exodus 20:1 (ESV) — 1 And God spoke all these words, saying…

Exodus 20:1 ESV

1 And God spoke all these words, saying,

Exodus 19:17 (ESV) — 17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.

Exodus 19:17 ESV

17 Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their stand at the foot of the mountain.

II. HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF

Exodus 20:2 (ESV) — 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

Exodus 20:2 ESV

2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Exodus 3:14 (ESV) — 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”

Exodus 3:14 ESV

14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”

Leviticus 26:12 (ESV) — 12 And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Leviticus 26:12 ESV

12 And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Exodus 29:45–46 (ESV) — 45 I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.

Exodus 29:45–46 ESV

45 I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.

2 Corinthians 6:16–18 (ESV) — 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 6:16–18 ESV

16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

III. HE COMMANDS

Exodus 20:3 (ESV) —3 “You shall have no other gods before me.

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3 “You shall have no other gods before me.

“The Ten Commandments are not instructions on how to get out of Egypt. They are rules for a free people to stay free.” Kevin DeYoung

He alone is to be worshiped.

Remember, he does this on the basis of who He is and who we are as seen previously in Exodus 29:45-46 and Leviticus 26:12, which is the text being quoted by Paul to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 6:16-18.

Colossians 1:13–14 (ESV) — 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:13–14 ESV

13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

1 Thessalonians 1:9–10 (ESV) — 9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

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9 For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.