In Leviticus 19, the Lord says to the Israelites, " Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy." Then a bunch of laws and commandments are mentioned again... respect your parents, don't make idols, follow all the sacrifice regulations, don't steal or lie, love your neighbor as yourself, and others. After each set of commands, God says "I am the Lord". Then the Lord gives a few reminders of "due punishment" if sins are committed. The chapter concludes , "Keep all my decrees and all my laws and follow them. I am the Lord." You know that you better pay attention when God follows with "I am the Lord". It's like God is saying, "Hey! It's Me talking and you better listen. This is really important and there will be consequences if you don't obey." He says this phrase at least 15 times in this chapter alone. Maybe He's serious. I wonder if that might work with my kids? "Behave yourself. I am the Daddy." That might actually work if my kids saw that I always behaved perfectly. God says "Be holy because I am holy".