~ 100 Words on the Parsha - Behar / Bechukosai

After listing off various forms of עבודה זרה that one cannot form, the פסוק concludes with "כי אני ה' אלוקיכם - because I am ה', your God”. The תורה then goes on to say, “Keep my שבת and fear my בית המקדש“.

A few questions on these two פסוקים. Why these two פסוקים together? Why the juxtaposition between שבת and בית המקדש to עבודה זרה? Why does the תורהrepeat these מצוות? They have already been said previously.

An answer can be, that the תורה is covering all three angles of identifying ה'; the One and the Time and the Place that we recognize ה'. It is because we identify ה' as the One God and we recognize His day of the week and His place, therefore, we don’t do עבודה זרה.