Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:45
For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy.
45. The reason for these prescriptions is given; it is the same as in H.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt,…. He had brought them out of it, and was now bringing them on in the wilderness towards Canaan’s land, in order to settle them there; and this is observed, to show what obligations they lay under to him to observe his commands; for since he had done such great things for them, it became them to be obedient to him in all things: and the more, since his end herein was, as he observes to them,
to be your God; to make it appear that he was their God, and they were his special people, whom he had chosen for himself above all people upon the earth; that he was their King and their God, to protect and defend them, to provide for them, and take care of them, and bestow all good things on them proper for them:
ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy; separate from all others as he was, living holy lives and conversations, agreeably to his will made known to them, in imitation or him who had chosen and called them to be his people; for, since holiness is his nature, it becomes them who are his house and family, his subjects and people.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(45) That bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt.Having in a marvellous way delivered them from the land of bondage to be their God in a peculiar sense (comp. 2Sa. 7:23), the Holy One of Israel had a special claim upon His redeemed people that they should obey His laws and keep themselves holy as their Redeemer. This signal act of redemption is repeatedly appealed to in the Scriptures, both to show the obligations which the Israelites are under to obey Gods commandments and to expose their ingratitude (Deu. 8:14; Deu. 13:6; Deu. 20:1; Jos. 24:17; Jdg. 2:12, &c.).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
45. I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of Egypt Providential kindness in emancipation from the yoke of Egypt presents an additional motive to holiness. So does deliverance from the bondage of sin constitute a reason why every justified soul should be cleansed from the pollution of sin, and become perfectly holy in heart and in life.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”
This is a clear reference to the covenant. He has brought them out of Egypt that they might be His holy people, they are therefore to be holy as He is holy, and that involves maintaining their proper sphere and shunning all that might lead to uncleanness, to degradation, to disease, or to death. It was the attitude of heart that was of the most importance. It is this that lies behind all the teaching on cleanness and uncleanness, that His people might be holy as He is holy.
But holiness goes beyond this as we shall see later. It involves positive obedience to the will of God in all things. It involves loving God, and neighbour, and alien (Lev 19:2; Lev 19:19; Lev 19:34). It involves being humble and contrite (Isa 57:15). Essentially it involves God-likeness.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Lev 11:45. For I am the Lord that bringeth, &c. “After the signal deliverance wherewith I have favoured you, by drawing you from the slavery under which you groaned in Egypt, I have every title to your obedience; and you would be the most ungrateful of human creatures should you either wilfully or negligently fail in the observation of my laws. As much as your redeeming God is different from idols, so much it becomes you to shew yourselves estranged from the rites of idolaters, and to be adorned, even in the inward man, with a purity superior to that of all other nations,” &c.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Lev 11:45 For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy.
Ver. 45. That bringeth you up. ] This is often inculcated. God’s blessings are binders; and every new deliverance calls for new obedience.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
that bringeth you up, &c. This wondrous redemption is repeatedly appealed to, to magnify Jehovah’s grace and Israel’s ingratitude. Compare Deu 8:14; Deu 13:10; Deu 20:1. Jos 24:17. Jdg 2:12, &c.
holy. See note on Exo 3:5.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
that bringeth: Exo 6:7, Psa 105:43-45
be holy: Lev 11:44, Exo 6:7, Exo 20:2, Psa 105:43-45, Hos 11:1, 1Th 4:7
Reciprocal: Exo 19:6 – and an Exo 19:10 – sanctify Exo 22:31 – holy Lev 19:2 – Ye shall Lev 21:8 – for I Lev 22:33 – General Lev 25:38 – and to be Num 15:40 – be holy Deu 14:2 – General Psa 114:2 – General Isa 52:11 – touch Dan 1:8 – defile Eph 5:1 – followers Heb 12:10 – partakers
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 11:45. That bringeth you up out of Egypt This was a reason why they should cheerfully submit to distinguishing laws, who had been so honoured with distinguishing favours.