Deuteronomy 5:17
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"You shall not murder.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land of Israel’s slavery, from which the LORD redeemed them, grounding the covenant commands in divine deliverance. Mount Horeb, commonly associated with Sinai, was where God gave Israel the Decalogue; the prohibition of murder therefore belongs to the covenant law spoken to a redeemed people.
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Deuteronomy 5:17 mentions Egypt and Mount Horeb.
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