of God. [Tit 2:14+, I Pet 2-9]

THY GOD. These words express God's good-will toward us. He is _our God_
who loves [Jer 31:3+] us and cares for us. [I Pet 5:7] He said to
Israel, "I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage." He has delivered _us_ from the
still greater bondage of sin, death, and the devil through His Son Jesus
Christ, [Col 1:13+] and has a right to expect our gratitude and love.

THE LORD THY GOD. He who gives us these commandments is a Spirit [John
4:24+] of infinite majesty and goodness. He is:

1. _Eternal_; He always was and always will be. [Ps 90:2]

2. _Unchangeable_; He always was and always will be the same. [Mal 3:6]

3. _Omnipresent_; He is present everywhere at the same time and all the
time. [Ps 139:7-11]

4. _Omniscient_; He knows all the past, present, and future, and is
acquainted with every thought, desire, and purpose of our hearts. [Ps
139:2]

5. _Omnipotent_, or Almighty; He is able to do all things which He wills
to do. [Luke 1:37]

6. _Holy_; He is perfectly pure, and separate from all that is evil.
[Isa. 6:3]

7. _Just_; He will bless those who keep His law, and punish those who