◄ Deuteronomy 5:6 ►
"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Study Bible
I am the LORD your God
This phrase establishes the identity and authority of God. The Hebrew word for "LORD" is "YHWH," often pronounced as Yahweh, which is the personal name of God revealed to Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3:14). This name signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature. The phrase "your God" indicates a personal relationship and covenant between God and the Israelites. It emphasizes that God is not a distant deity but one who is intimately involved with His people. This declaration is foundational, reminding the Israelites of their unique relationship with the Creator, who is both transcendent and immanent.

who brought you out of the land of Egypt
This part of the verse recalls the historical act of deliverance that God performed for the Israelites. The phrase "brought you out" is significant as it highlights God's active role in the liberation of His people. The "land of Egypt" represents a place of oppression and bondage. Historically, the Exodus is a pivotal event in the Old Testament, symbolizing God's power and faithfulness. It serves as a reminder of God's ability to save and His commitment to His promises. This deliverance is a foreshadowing of the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, who delivers believers from the bondage of sin.

out of the house of slavery
The "house of slavery" refers to the condition of servitude and oppression that the Israelites experienced in Egypt. The Hebrew word for "house" (בַּיִת, bayit) can also mean household or family, indicating the pervasive nature of their bondage. This phrase underscores the severity of their previous condition and the magnitude of God's deliverance. In a broader spiritual sense, it represents the bondage of sin from which God delivers His people. The liberation from Egypt is a powerful metaphor for the freedom that believers find in Christ, who breaks the chains of sin and offers a new life of freedom and service to God.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with Israel as their God.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and to whom the commandments were given.

3. Egypt
The land where the Israelites were enslaved for 400 years before God delivered them through Moses.

4. House of Slavery
A metaphorical and literal description of the Israelites' bondage in Egypt, symbolizing oppression and lack of freedom.

5. Moses
The prophet and leader chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and to whom the Ten Commandments were given.
Teaching Points
God's Identity and Authority
Recognize that God identifies Himself as the LORD, emphasizing His authority and covenant relationship with His people. This foundational truth calls for reverence and obedience.

Deliverance as a Foundation for Obedience
Understand that God's deliverance from Egypt is the basis for the Israelites' obedience. Similarly, our spiritual deliverance through Christ calls us to live in obedience to Him.

Remembering Past Deliverance
Reflect on how God has delivered you from past struggles or sins. This remembrance should inspire gratitude and faithfulness in your walk with God.

Freedom from Slavery
Consider the spiritual implications of being freed from the "house of slavery." Just as the Israelites were freed from physical bondage, believers are freed from the bondage of sin through Christ.

Covenant Relationship
Embrace the personal relationship God offers. He is not a distant deity but a personal God who desires a covenant relationship with His people.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does understanding God's identity as the LORD influence your daily life and decisions?

2. In what ways can you remember and celebrate the deliverance God has provided in your life?

3. How does the concept of being freed from slavery to sin impact your understanding of Christian freedom?

4. What are some practical ways you can live out your covenant relationship with God in your community?

5. How can the account of Israel's deliverance from Egypt encourage you in times of personal struggle or spiritual bondage?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Exodus 20:2
This verse is a parallel to Deuteronomy 5:6, as it is part of the original giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.

Leviticus 26:13
This verse reiterates God's role in freeing the Israelites from Egypt, emphasizing His power and faithfulness.

Psalm 81:10
This verse echoes the reminder of God's deliverance from Egypt, encouraging trust and obedience to God.

John 8:34-36
Jesus speaks about freedom from sin, drawing a spiritual parallel to the physical liberation from Egypt.

Romans 6:17-18
Paul discusses being set free from sin and becoming servants of righteousness, reflecting the transformation from slavery to freedom.
Sermons
God's Laws of LifeJames Owen.Deuteronomy 5:6
Introduction to the DecalogueG. S. Barrett, D. D.Deuteronomy 5:6
Rules for the Understanding of the DecalogueThomas Ridglet, D. D.Deuteronomy 5:6
The DecalogueP. Fairbairn, D. D.Deuteronomy 5:6
The Mission of LawJ. P. Newman, D. D.Deuteronomy 5:6
The PrefaceJames Matthew, B. D.Deuteronomy 5:6
The Preface to the DecalogueEdwards, JonathanDeuteronomy 5:6
The DecalogueR.M. Edgar Deuteronomy 5:1-21
Reminiscences of HorebJ. Orr Deuteronomy 5:1-33
The Divine Plan for the Conduct of Our Life on EarthD. Davies Deuteronomy 5:6-21
People
Moses
Places
Beth-baal-peor, Egypt, Horeb
Topics
Bondage, Egypt, Prison-house, Servants, Slavery
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Deuteronomy 5:6

     1349   covenant, at Sinai
     7021   church, OT anticipations

Deuteronomy 5:6-7

     1165   God, unique
     8402   claims

Deuteronomy 5:6-21

     1443   revelation, OT
     4269   Sinai, Mount
     5362   justice, believers' lives
     5376   law, purpose of
     5377   law, Ten Commandments
     5769   behaviour
     6677   justification, necessity
     7263   theocracy
     8412   decisions

Library
Prayer and Obedience
"An obedience discovered itself in Fletcher of Madeley, which I wish I could describe or imitate. It produced in him a ready mind to embrace every cross with alacrity and pleasure. He had a singular love for the lambs of the flock, and applied himself with the greatest diligence to their instruction, for which he had a peculiar gift. . . . All his intercourse with me was so mingled with prayer and praise, that every employment, and every meal was, as it were, perfumed therewith." -- JOHN WESLEY. …
Edward M. Bounds—The Necessity of Prayer

The Old Testament Canon from Its Beginning to Its Close.
The first important part of the Old Testament put together as a whole was the Pentateuch, or rather, the five books of Moses and Joshua. This was preceded by smaller documents, which one or more redactors embodied in it. The earliest things committed to writing were probably the ten words proceeding from Moses himself, afterwards enlarged into the ten commandments which exist at present in two recensions (Exod. xx., Deut. v.) It is true that we have the oldest form of the decalogue from the Jehovist …
Samuel Davidson—The Canon of the Bible

Questions About the Nature and Perpetuity of the Seventh-Day Sabbath.
AND PROOF, THAT THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK IS THE TRUE CHRISTIAN SABBATH. BY JOHN BUNYAN. 'The Son of man is lord also of the Sabbath day.' London: Printed for Nath, Ponder, at the Peacock in the Poultry, 1685. EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. All our inquiries into divine commands are required to be made personally, solemnly, prayerful. To 'prove all things,' and 'hold fast' and obey 'that which is good,' is a precept, equally binding upon the clown, as it is upon the philosopher. Satisfied from our observations …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

"They have Corrupted Themselves; their Spot is not the Spot of his Children; they are a Perverse and Crooked Generation. "
Deut. xxxii. 5.--"They have corrupted themselves; their spot is not the spot of his children; they are a perverse and crooked generation." We doubt this people would take well with such a description of themselves as Moses gives. It might seem strange to us, that God should have chosen such a people out of all the nations of the earth, and they to be so rebellious and perverse, if our own experience did not teach us how free his choice is, and how long-suffering he is, and constant in his choice. …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

The True Manner of Keeping Holy the Lord's Day.
Now the sanctifying of the Sabbath consists in two things--First, In resting from all servile and common business pertaining to our natural life; Secondly, In consecrating that rest wholly to the service of God, and the use of those holy means which belong to our spiritual life. For the First. 1. The servile and common works from which we are to cease are, generally, all civil works, from the least to the greatest (Exod. xxxi. 12, 13, 15, &c.) More particularly-- First, From all the works of our …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

The Everlasting Covenant of the Spirit
"They shall be My people, and l will be their God. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from Me."--JER. xxxii. 38, 40. "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My statutes, and ye …
Andrew Murray—The Two Covenants

Jesus Fails to Attend the Third Passover.
Scribes Reproach Him for Disregarding Tradition. (Galilee, Probably Capernaum, Spring a.d. 29.) ^A Matt. XV. 1-20; ^B Mark VII. 1-23; ^D John VII. 1. ^d 1 And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judæa, because the Jews sought to kill him. [John told us in his last chapter that the passover was near at hand. He here makes a general statement which shows that Jesus did not attend this passover. The reason for his absence is given at John v. 18.] ^a 1 Then there …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Angel of the Lord in the Pentateuch, and the Book of Joshua.
The New Testament distinguishes between the hidden God and the revealed God--the Son or Logos--who is connected with the former by oneness of nature, and who from everlasting, and even at the creation itself, filled up the immeasurable distance between the Creator and the creation;--who has been the Mediator in all God's relations to the world;--who at all times, and even before He became man in Christ, has been the light of [Pg 116] the world,--and to whom, specially, was committed the direction …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

Mount Zion.
"For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them: for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned; and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake: but ye are come unto Mount Zion, and unto …
Thomas Charles Edwards—The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews

The Foundations of Good Citizenship.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.--Ex. 20:1-17. Parallel Readings. Hist. Bible I, 194-198. Prin. of Politics, Chap. II. Lowell, Essay on "Democracy." Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image. Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Honor thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou …
Charles Foster Kent—The Making of a Nation

Deuteronomy
Owing to the comparatively loose nature of the connection between consecutive passages in the legislative section, it is difficult to present an adequate summary of the book of Deuteronomy. In the first section, i.-iv. 40, Moses, after reviewing the recent history of the people, and showing how it reveals Jehovah's love for Israel, earnestly urges upon them the duty of keeping His laws, reminding them of His spirituality and absoluteness. Then follows the appointment, iv. 41-43--here irrelevant (cf. …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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