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 Allusion

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 Parallel

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 Related theme

Psalm 33:12 celebrates the nation whose God is the LORD, a third-person echo of the first-person declaration in Leviticus 18:2.