Leviticus 18:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the Lord your God.
Cross-references
Leviticus 18:4 repeats the divine formula 'I am the LORD your God' as the basis for obeying commands.
Leviticus 18:30 bookends the chapter with the same self-identification, reinforcing that obedience flows from knowing God.
Leviticus 11:44 uses the same 'I am the LORD your God' to ground the call to holiness.
Leviticus 19:3 echoes the same self-identification 'I am the LORD your God' to enforce family and Sabbath laws.
Leviticus 19:4 repeats 'I am the LORD your God' as the reason to reject idols.
Leviticus 19:10 uses the same 'I am the LORD your God' declaration to ground a command about gleanings for the needy.
Leviticus 19:34 repeats the formula to command love for the stranger, citing Israel's own sojourn in Egypt.
Leviticus 20:7 applies the same self-identification to the call for consecration and holiness.
Genesis 17:7 establishes the covenant promise 'to be God to you,' which the 'I am the LORD your God' in Leviticus echoes and fulfills.
Exodus 6:7 directly states 'I will be your God' and 'I am the LORD your God,' tying the formula to the exodus redemption.
Exodus 20:2 opens the Ten Commandments with the exact same phrase: 'I am the LORD your God.'
Ezekiel 20:5 quotes God saying 'I am the LORD your God' when choosing Israel in Egypt, directly echoing Leviticus 18:2.
Ezekiel 20:7 again uses 'I am the LORD your God' as the basis for a command to abandon idols.
Ezekiel 20:19 repeats 'I am the LORD your God' to preface the call to walk in God's statutes.
Ezekiel 20:20 repeats the divine self-identification 'I am the LORD your God' from this verse, framing Sabbath observance as the sign of that relationship.
Psalm 33:12 celebrates the nation whose God is the LORD, a third-person echo of the first-person declaration in Leviticus 18:2.