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Exodus 20:14

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“You shall not commit adultery.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery before God delivered them and brought them to Sinai. The command against adultery forms part of the covenant law given to this redeemed people, calling them to reflect God’s holiness in marriage rather than the patterns of their former setting.

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Exodus 20:14 mentions Egypt.

Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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