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b'I always find it interesting that the Ten Commandments don\\u2019t start with \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You shall not.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d They start with \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I am the Lord your God\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (Exodus 20:2; Deuteronomy 5:6). But why is that important?\\nThe word translated \\u201cLORD\\u201d is God\\u2019s name, Yahweh, which means \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I AM.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d This name shows God is eternal, all-powerful, and the ultimate reality\\u2014which makes the next two words even more incredible: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153your God.\\u201d This all-powerful God is personal and has chosen to dwell with His people.\\nNot only has God chosen His people: the second part of the opening to the Ten Commandments says God has rescued His people from \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Egypt, out of the land of slavery.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d God is a God who rescues His people. He rescued the Israelites from literal slavery in Egypt, and He saves us from slavery to sin and death through Jesus.\\nIn these opening words, God makes it abundantly clear He is ruling over His people and He is good (unlike their previous ruler, Pharaoh). He loves His people so much, He rescues them time and time again, finally culminating in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus to permanently unite His people to Himself, a unity that will be fully realized when Jesus returns to make all things new (Revelation 21:1-5).\\nThe Ten Commandments reveal not only that God is holy but that He is the only One who can make His people holy. We are sinners unable to meet the standards of God\\u2019s law. In Christ, we find the only rescue from sin and death. \\u2022 Taylor Eising\\n\\u2022 How do the Ten Commandments reveal God\\u2019s character? _ \\n\\u2022 How do the Ten Commandments point to our need for a Savior? \\nFor it is written: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Be holy, because I am holy.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d 1 Peter 1:16 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 19; Proverbs 2:1-6'