Lìwèijì 25:38

38 Wǒ shì Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén , céng lǐng nǐmen cóng Āijí dì chūlai , wéi yào bǎ Jiānán dì cìgĕi nǐmen , yào zuò nǐmen de shén .

Lìwèijì 25:38 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:38

I [am] the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land
of Egypt
Where they had been strangers and sojourners, and therefore should be kind to such in necessitous circumstances, and relieve them, and especially their brethren; and where God had given them favour in the eyes of the Egyptians, and they had lent them jewels of gold and silver, and raiment, and therefore they should lend freely to persons in distress; and who had brought them out from thence, that they might take upon them his commandments, though they might be grievous, as Jarchi observes; and this, it may be remarked, is the preface to the ten commandments: to give you the land of Canaan;
freely, a land flowing with milk and honey; and therefore, since he had dealt so bountifully with them, and had given them plenty of good things, they need not grudge giving to their poor brethren, and others in necessitous circumstances: [and] to be your God;
their covenant God, to bless and prosper them, protect and defend them.

Lìwèijì 25:38 In-Context

36 Bùkĕ xiàng tā qǔ lì , yĕ bùkĕ xiàng tā duō yào , zhǐyào jìngwèi nǐde shén , shǐ nǐde dìxiōng yǔ nǐ tóng zhù .

37 Nǐ jiè qián gĕi tā , bùkĕ xiàng tā qǔ lì , jiè liáng gĕi tā , yĕ bùkĕ xiàng tā duō yào .

38 Wǒ shì Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén , céng lǐng nǐmen cóng Āijí dì chūlai , wéi yào bǎ Jiānán dì cìgĕi nǐmen , yào zuò nǐmen de shén .

39 Nǐde dìxiōng ruò zaì nǐ nàli jiànjiàn qióngfá , jiàng zìjǐ maì gĕi nǐ , bùkĕ jiào tā xiàng núpú fúshì nǐ .

40 Tā yào zaì nǐ nàli xiàng gùgōng rén hé jìjū de yíyàng , yào fúshì nǐ zhídào xǐ nián .