“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (Ex. 20:2), he is reminding them of the staff, the plagues, and the Red Sea. He’s saying to them, “Why would you trust any other so-called god? Why would you trust yourself? You didn’t escape Egypt by your own ingenuity or because of Pharaoh’s great kindness. I put you on eagles’ wings. I defeated mighty Egypt. You can trust me.”
