June 14, 2009: God of Liberation – Michael Hidalgo

One cannot approach the Ten Words without an understanding of who God is. God himself point to what he has already done for the people of Israel. He speaks of the Exodus, the miraculous salvation of the people out of the land of Egypt.

God demands that he be the only God (or god) of his people he demands complete and total allegiance from his people. This command is expressed in the prayer which is the basis of Jewish belief, Hear O Israel, the LORD is God, the LORD is one. Jesus restates this when he is asked, “What is the greatest command?”