The exodus from Egypt had led to the establishing of a special relationship between Israel and its God. That relationship, wherein Israel was to be a people of the Lord's inheritance and thereby distinct from all other nations, made any worship of creation false worship. Israel was to base their existence on knowing and experiencing the living God.
20 Mais vous, l'Eternel vous a pris, et vous a fait sortir de la fournaise de fer de l'Egypte, afin que vous soyez un peuple qui lui appartienne en propre, comme vous l'êtes aujourd'hui.