| Question | What is the preface to the ten commandments? |
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| Answer | 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. 1 |
The Baptist Catechism Set to Music
Benjamin Beddome’s Exposition
Were the children of Israel under peculiar obligations to God?
Yes.
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?
Yes.
These are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt,
Exodus 1:1
Were they there as strangers?
Yes.
Ye were strangers in the land of Egypt,
Exodus 22:21
Were they there as bond slaves?
Yes.
Thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt,
Deuteronomy 15:15
And were they long there?
Yes.
We have dwelt in Egypt a long time,
Numbers 20:15
Did God bring them out of Egypt?
Yes.
I made you to go out of Egypt,
Judges 2:1
And that miraculously?
Yes.
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?
Yes.
Thou comest out of Egypt in haste,
Deuteronomy 16:3
And at the appointed time?
Yes.
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?
Yes.
It was a night to be much observed to the Lord,
Exodus 12:42
And to obedience?
Yes.
When I brought thee out of the land of Egypt, I said, obey my voice,
Jeremiah 7:22–23
The Westminster Larger Catechism
| Question | What is the preface to the ten commandments? |
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| Answer | The preface to the ten commandments is contained 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. 1 Wherein God manifesteth his sovereignty, as being JEHOVAH, the eternal, immutable, and almighty God; 2 having his being in and of himself, 3 and giving being to all his words 4 and works: 5 and that he is a God in covenant, as with Israel of old, so with all his people; 6 who, as he brought them out of their bondage in Egypt, so he delivers us from our spiritual thraldom; 7 and that therefore we are bound to take him for our God alone, and to keep all his commandments. 8 |