Ten Commandments for our Good

Deuteronomy 5:6–21 (ESV)

⁶ “ ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

• This is how God had to himself to the people

⁷ “ ‘You shall have no other gods before me.

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⁸ “ ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁹ You shall not bow down to them or serve them;

• Idols were carvings that represented that had real power

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for I the Lord your God am a jealous God,

• God says he is jealous in that He doesn’t want any to Him in our lives

visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

[hate doesn’t mean the as much as that you ignore Him, work against him, don’t follow his ways]

• This phrase can mean:
  • The consequences and/or punishment of hating God (especially by worshipping demons and idols), can affect you, your kids, your grandkids, and your great-grandkids.
  • It might also mean that God holds parents for any sins they pass on to those generations
  • But we should all be aware that Parents can pass sins and consequences down

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¹⁰ but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

• God gives blessing that stretches to generations – to thousands – when you are obedient to Him.

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¹¹ “ ‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

• Not about cussing, but how well you embody and share the of God.

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¹² “ ‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. ¹³ Six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁴ but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.

• If we take a day off, and consider it holy and set aside for the Lord, we will
  • be more conscious of the Lord in our lives
  • have more time to focus on family and friendships
  • get to enjoy some of the fruits of our labors
  • learn to trust him to take care of us

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On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.

• Imagine what it would be like if everybody took the same day off

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Jesus talked about this commandment in Mark 2:23-28

• The Pharisees accused them of working on the Sabbath, but they weren’t breaking God’s law – they were breaking the “ around the law.”

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Mark 2:23–28 (ESV)²⁷ And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”

• In other words – the laws of God are meant for our .

¹⁵ You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

• The Sabbath is a day to
  • Relax
  • Relate
  • Remember
  • Restore your heart and soul

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¹⁶ “ ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

• The first command with a attached (Eph 6:2)

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¹⁷ “ ‘You shall not murder.

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¹⁸ “ ‘And you shall not commit adultery.

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¹⁹ “ ‘And you shall not steal.

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²⁰ “ ‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

• We have to speak the about each other
• “If you can’t say anything good, then don’t say anything at all.”

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²¹ “ ‘And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’

• Don’t set your heart on things that aren’t

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• Jesus said If we love him, we’ll be .

John 14:15 – “If you love me, you will obey what I command.”

• It is through our obedience that we receive God’s and come to know him

John 14:21 (NLT)  “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

• It’s through our obedience that God makes his home with us.

John 14:23 (NLT) Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.”

• It is how we truly become his , and the means by which the truth sets us free.

John 8:31–32 (NLT) ³¹ Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. ³² And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Forgiveness is found in Jesus Christ.

is found in Obedience.