Deuteronomy 5:15

“And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.”

"And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day." - Deuteronomy 5:15
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What does Deuteronomy 5:15 mean?

Deuteronomy 5:15 (KJV) states, "And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day." This verse is part…

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Remembering Our Deliverance: The Call to Sabbath Rest

Deuteronomy 5:15 reminds us of our roots and the importance of remembering where we came from. The verse states: "And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm…

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A Prayer of Remembrance and Rest

O Sovereign Lord, I come before You with a heart filled with reverence, reflecting on Your mighty deeds, and seeking to honor Your commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy. I echo the words of Deuteronomy 5:15, "And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and…

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Deuteronomy 5:15 - "And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day."
Deuteronomy 15:5 - "Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day."
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Deuteronomy 3:15 - "And I gave Gilead unto Machir."
Deuteronomy 5:17 - "Thou shalt not kill."
Deuteronomy 34:5-6
Deuteronomy 5:19 - "Neither shalt thou steal."
Deuteronomy 14:15 - "And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,"
Deuteronomy 15:1 - "At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release."
Deuteronomy 33:15 - "And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,"
Deuteronomy 5:18 - "Neither shalt thou commit adultery."
Deuteronomy 28:5 - "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Deuteronomy 15:15 - "And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day."
"Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day." - Deuteronomy 15:5
Deuteronomy 5:2 - "The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."
Deuteronomy 5:30 - "Go say to them, Get you into your tents again."
Deuteronomy 31:15 - "And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle."
Deuteronomy 11:15 - "And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full."
Deuteronomy 30:15 - "¶ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"
"Thou shalt not kill." - Deuteronomy 5:17
Deuteronomy 5:7 - "Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
Deuteronomy 5:13 - "Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:"
Deuteronomy 1:5 - "On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,"
Deuteronomy 15:23 - "Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water."
"And I gave Gilead unto Machir." - Deuteronomy 3:15
Deuteronomy 5:5 - "(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"
Deuteronomy 5:20 - "Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Deuteronomy 5:4 - "The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"
Deuteronomy 32:5 - "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation."