We have the preamble, and the historical background to the covenant in God's summary introduction to the people in Exodus 20: "I am Yahweh who brought you out of the land of Egypt."

我们有开场白，签订契约的历史大环境,就像《出埃及记》20中上帝总结性的介绍：,“我是将你们从为奴之地领出来的耶和华“

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So verse 4, "You've seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles' wings," is the historical prologue.

诗4，“我在埃及人所行的事，我将像鹰一样，将你们背在翅膀上“，就像是历史开场白。

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It was very impactful to start a book that way because I doubt that hardly any readers actually write out a check on the spot to UNICEF; but if you don't, then you are in some sense responsible for the loss of 30 lives.

这是一个有力的开场白,因为我认为几乎不会有读者真的,会写张支票把钱寄给联合国儿童基金会,如果你无动于衷,那么你在某种意义上,要为那逝去的30个生命负责

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First, the historical prologue that's so central to the suzerainty treaty, grounds the obligations of Israel to Yahweh in the history of his acts on her behalf.

第一点，历史开场白在领主契约中,是必不可少的，规定了犹太人,对上帝需要履行的义务。

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Second of all, there's generally an account of the historical circumstances that are leading to the treaty: so some kind of historical prologue.

第二个，交代一下,签订契约的，大的历史环境,也就是，历史开场白。

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