KJV ORIGINAL
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You must not have any other gods besides me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling His people that He alone deserves their worship and devotion—no other gods should come first in their lives.
📚 Historical Context
This is the first of the Ten Commandments that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai after rescuing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The surrounding nations worshipped many different gods made of wood, stone, and metal, and the Israelites had been exposed to Egyptian polytheism for 400 years. God was establishing that His relationship with His people would be exclusive and that He alone was the true God worthy of worship.
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