, ▁no ▁bird ▁twitter ed , ▁no ▁f ow l ▁fle w , ▁no ▁ox ▁low ed , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁O ph anim ▁stir red ▁a ▁wing , ▁the ▁Ser aph im ▁did ▁not ▁say ▁( in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁) ▁“ H oly , ▁Holy ,” ▁the ▁sea ▁did ▁not ▁ro ar , ▁the ▁cre atures ▁did ▁not ▁speak , ▁the ▁whole ▁world ▁was ▁h ushed ▁into ▁breath less ▁silence ▁and ▁the ▁voice ▁went ▁forth ▁in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁“ I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God .” ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Le vi ▁explained ▁that ▁God ▁said ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁“ I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ,” ▁to ▁re ass ure ▁Israel ▁that ▁just ▁because ▁they ▁heard ▁many ▁voices ▁at ▁S ina i , ▁they ▁should ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁de ities ▁in ▁heaven , ▁but ▁rather ▁they ▁should ▁know ▁that ▁God ▁alone ▁is ▁God . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Tob iah ▁bar ▁Isaac ▁read ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁“ I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ,” ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁acknowled ged ▁God ▁as ▁their ▁God ▁that ▁God ▁( in ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁) ▁“ br ought ▁you ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Egypt .” ▁And ▁a ▁Mid r ash ▁compared ▁“ I ▁am ▁the ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ” ▁to ▁a ▁prin cess ▁who ▁having ▁been ▁taken ▁capt ive ▁by ▁ro bb ers , ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a