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Law Built on Redemption
Commentators emphasize that God prefaces the law not by stating His power as Creator, but His love as Redeemer. By reminding Israel, "I...brought thee out of the land of Egypt," He grounds the commandments in a relationship of love and gratitude. As one scholar notes, God desires obedience that "springs from love, not fear," making the law a response from a free people to their deliverer.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 20:1–17
18th Century
Theologian
The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the Ten Commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; and Deuter…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 20:2
19th Century
Bishop
I am the Lord your God. —The binding nature of commands upon the conscience depends upon the authority of the person who …
Charles Spurgeon
On Exodus 20:1–3
19th Century
Preacher
God is the only God, and no other object of worship is to be tolerated for a moment.
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John Gill
On Exodus 20:2
17th Century
Pastor
I am the Lord your God
This verse does not contain the first of these commands, but is a preface to them, showing th…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 20:1–2
17th Century
Minister
God speaks in many ways to the children of men���by conscience, by providences, by his voice, all of which we should carefully attend to; but he ne…