19), when finding the Israelites worshipping the golden calf. These were the stone tablets that Moses later broke ( vs. Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.”Īlso notice: “The tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables” ( Ex. There, God instructed Moses, “…Come up to Me into the mount, and be there: and I will give you tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written that you may teach them.” Also, Exodus 31:18 states that God “…gave unto Moses, when He had made an end of communing with him upon Mt. They conclude that Moses must have written the Ten Commandments on the stone tablets.Įxodus 24:12 shows that this is an incorrect assumption. Many have misunderstood this verse, believing that “He wrote” is a reference to Moses. And He wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.” 13:5).Exodus 34:28 states, “And he was there with the L ord forty days and forty nights he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. God has promised to meet all our needs, both spiritual and physical, and we should therefore be content with whatever He has provided (Phil. "You shall not covet.anything that is your neighbor’s." To bear false witness against our neighbor is an affront to a holy God Who is Himself "the truth and the life" (John 14:6). Honesty must always characterize our speech and conduct. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Instead, we are to be content with what we have and trust God to supply all our need in Christ Jesus (1 Tim. Christ reminds us in Matthew 5:27-30 that the marriage relationship must be guarded diligently. The sanctity of marriage is given noteworthy attention throughout Scripture. Jesus elaborates on this commandment in the Sermon on the Mount, revealing that the sin of murder begins in the heart (Matt. The taking of human life is expressly forbidden. Honoring God means honoring the authority He has placed in our lives. The fifth commandment is reiterated by the apostle Paul who describes it as “the first commandment with promise” (Eph. 20:11), as well as His redemptive work (Deut. The Sabbath was to be observed in imitation of God’s own work in Creation (Exod. In wisdom and grace, God commanded His people to observe a weekly day of rest. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." Because “there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved,” we must be careful to instead treat the name of God with honor and reverence (Acts 4:12). To take God’s name in vain is to use it in an empty or meaningless way. "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." The Israelites violated this commandment and crafted their own graven image, a golden calf, even before Moses came down from the Mountain.ģ: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. The first and second commandments go hand in hand, both emphasizing the need to give our worship exclusively to the one true God. "You shall not make for yourself a carved image." 2), we are commanded to have no other gods before the Lord.Ģ: You shall not make for yourself a carved image. In view of His sovereignty and goodness (vs. “You shall have no other gods before Me."
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