What is the preface to the ten commandments?
The preface to the ten commandments is in these words; I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Proofs
- The preface to the ten commandments is in these words; I am the Lord thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (Exodus 20:2)
Additional Exposition
Section 1
Were the children of Israel under peculiar obligations to God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: He brought them out of the land of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage, (Exodus 20:22)
Were the children of Israel then in Egypt?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: These are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt, (Exodus 1:1)
Were they there as strangers?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Ye were strangers in the land of Egypt, (Exodus 22:21)
Were they there as bond slaves?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, (Deuteronomy 15:15)
And were they long there?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: We have dwelt in Egypt a long time, (Numbers 20:15)
Section 2
Did God bring them out of Egypt?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: I made you to go out of Egypt, (Judges 2:1)
And that miraculously?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, the signs and those great miracles, (Deuteronomy 29:2–3)
And in haste?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Thou comest out of Egypt in haste, (Deuteronomy 16:3)
And at the appointed time?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: In the self same day all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Egypt, (Exodus 12:41)
Did this oblige them to thankfulness?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: It was a night to be much observed to the Lord, (Exodus 12:42)
And to obedience?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: When I brought thee out of the land of Egypt, I said, obey my voice, (Jeremiah 7:22–23)