Tag Archives: Exodus

13 “You shall not murder.  Murder is taking judgment into your own hands. You act in the place of God. You determine that a person deserves to die, and you carry out the sentence. There is no impartial, outside person involved. You don’t wait for the jury to return. In fact, you don’t waitContinue reading “6Apr2009 Exodus 20:13”

12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.  This command has been abused in two very distinct ways. Parents sometimes wield this like a sledge hammer on their kids in an effort to get them to obey. This oftenContinue reading “5Apr2009 Exodus 20:12”

8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Today is Easter. Jesus IS Alive! Whenever the Sabbath day is talked about in the Old Testament there is always the connection drawn between the Lord’s creation of the universe in six days and His resting on the seventh. This pattern is clear. God worked andContinue reading “4Apr2009 Exodus 20:8”

7 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God Everything has a proper place in God’s Universe. That includes His name. When I was a kid I was often called by my last name by teachers. You might say that was a good thing. The teachers were just being respectful. But everyContinue reading “3Apr2009 Exodus 20:7a”

4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol An idol is anything or anyone who we place in the position in our lives where the Lord should be. We can make really good things the object of our worship. I know you are probably thinking to yourself, “I don’t bow down to anything inContinue reading “2Apr2009 Exodus 20:4a”

3 “You shall have no other gods before me. This first commandment spoken by the Lord to the Israelites is the foundation. Every other command pivots on this command. To use a sports analogy, it sets the rules for the game. In military terms, it is the primary rule of engagement. When we properly understandContinue reading “1Apr2009 Exodus 20:3”

20:1 And God spoke all these words: Imagine that! The Creator of the Universe speaking directly to you with a voice you can hear with your physical ears. That is very different than listening to the still small voice, isn’t it! No wondering if it is the Lord, or if it is just your imaginationContinue reading “31Mar2009 Exodus 20:1”

20b So Moses went up 21 and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see the LORD and many of them perish. I find it funny that Moses goes up to meet with the Lord on the top of Mount Sinai andContinue reading “30Mar2009 Exodus 19:20b-21a”

12 Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not go up the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. The Lord is setting up a demonstration of His presence for the people of Israel who haveContinue reading “29Mar2009 Exodus 19:12”

10 And the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes 11 and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. Spending time with the Lord wasContinue reading “28Mar2009 Exodus 19:10-11”