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Redemption Precedes the Call
Commentators unanimously highlight that God's call for holiness is grounded in His act of redemption. He first reminds Israel, "I am the Lord that brought you up out of the land of Egypt." This establishes that their obedience is a response to His saving grace, not a way to earn His favor. His deliverance gives Him a special claim to be their God and for them to be His people.
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Leviticus
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Albert Barnes
On Leviticus 11:44–47
18th Century
Theologian
These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Leviti…
Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 11:45
19th Century
Bishop
That brings you up out of the land of Egypt. —Having in a marvelous way delivered them from the land of bondage to be the…
John Gill
On Leviticus 11:45
17th Century
Pastor
For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of
Egypt
He had brought them out of it, and was no…
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Matthew Henry
On Leviticus 11:1–47
17th Century
Minister
These laws seem to have been intended,
As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge…