2011-02-20

Of what does God remind us with the words: “ I, the Lord, thy God”?

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I, the Lord, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me, and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me and keep My Commandments. What does this mean? God threatens to punish all that transgress these Commandments. Therefore we should fear His wrath and not act contrary to them. But He promises grace and every blessing to all that keep these Commandments. Therefore we should also love and trust in Him and willingly do according to His Commandments.


With the words: “I, the Lord, thy God”, God reminds us of the fact that He has the full right to give us these Commandments, and demands unconditional obedience to them.

Deut. 5:32: Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you; ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.