Leviticus 25:38

38 I the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Chanaan, so as to be your God.

Leviticus 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.

Leviticus 25:38 In-Context

36 Thou shalt not receive from him interest, nor increase: and thou shalt fear thy God: I the Lord: and thy brother shall live with thee.

37 Thou shalt not lend thy money to him at interest, and thou shalt not lend thy meat to him to be returned with increase.

38 I the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Chanaan, so as to be your God.

39 And if thy brother by thee be lowered, and be sold to thee, he shall not serve thee with the servitude of a slave.

40 He shall be with thee as a hireling or a sojourner, he shall work for thee till the year of release: