Exodus 20:1 (ASV)

Passage

And God spake all these words, saying,

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "words", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "words", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I am Jehovah thy God who brought...", so "spake" and "words" should be read forward into that movement. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "spake" and "words" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.