Kiddushin 31a § 1
God Lessens His Honor
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All the kings of the world will ackowledge you, God,
because they heard the statements of Your mouth
It does not say "the statement (singular) of Your mouth"
Instead, it says "the statements (plural) of Your mouth"
This indicates that when God said the first 2 of the 10 Commandments
Commandment 1: I am Hashem your God
Commandment 2: You shall not have other gods
the nations of the world said:
He is saying this for the sake of His own honor. But when God said:
Commandment 5: Honor Your father and your mother"
they retracted their position and acknowledged the first 2 statements.
because they heard the statements of Your mouth
It does not say "the statement (singular) of Your mouth"
Instead, it says "the statements (plural) of Your mouth"
This indicates that when God said the first 2 of the 10 Commandments
Commandment 1: I am Hashem your God
Commandment 2: You shall not have other gods
the nations of the world said:
He is saying this for the sake of His own honor. But when God said:
Commandment 5: Honor Your father and your mother"
they retracted their position and acknowledged the first 2 statements.