Jehovah revealed Himself, not alone in the awful majesty of the judge and lawgiver, but as the compassionate guardian of His people: "I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." He whom they had already known as their Guide and Deliverer, who had brought them forth from Egypt, making a way for them through the sea, and overthrowing Pharaoh and his hosts, who had thus shown Himself to be above all the gods of Egypt--He it was who now spoke His law.

Jehova åbenbarede sig ikke alene i dommerens og lovgiverens frygtindgydende majestæt, men også som sit folks medlidende leder: "Jeg er Herren din Gud, som førte dig ud af Ægypten, af trællehuset." Han, som de allerede kendte som deres fører og befrier; han, som havde ført dem ud af Ægypten, skabt en vej gennem havet, tilintetgjort Farao og hans hær og derved vist, at han stod over alle Ægyptens guder - han forkyndte nu sin lov for dem.