In Exodus chapter twenty, verse eight, to honor father and mother is the fifth commandment that includes all necessary acts of kindness, material support, respect, and obedience to one’s parents. It prohibits unkind words and harmful activity. In chapter twenty-one, verses fifteen and seventeen, God required the death penalty for anyone who hit or cursed …
In Exodus chapter twenty, verse eight, the fourth commandment in the Bible is to remember the sabbath day. The Old testament sabbath was the seventh day of the week. To keep the day holy meant setting it apart from other days by ceasing from labor to rest, serving God, and concentrating on the things concerning …
In Exodus chapter twenty, verse seven, making use of the name Lord or God in a light and trifling way, without any show of reverence and affection, should never be mentioned in a grave and serious manner. Taking God’s name “in vain” includes making a false promise by it. Pronouncing it insincerely or thoughtlessly, by …
In Exodus chapter twenty, verse four is the second commandment stated by God about not making any graven images. Not to create any likeness of anything, from heaven, on earth, or in the water. The prohibition against the worship of other gods required that no one make an image of them, nor could anyone make …
In Exodus chapter twenty, verse three is the first commandment stated by God that there should be no other deities before Him. This command prohibits the polytheism that characterizes all the religions of the ancient Near East. Israel was not to worship or call upon any of the gods of other nations but commanded them …
In Exodus chapter twenty, verses two to seventeen, God wrote on two stone tablets and given to Moses and the Israelites. Keeping the commandments provided a way for Israel to respond righteously to God in gratitude for their deliverance out of Egypt. However, at the same time, such obedience was necessary to remain in the …
In Exodus chapter nineteen, verse sixteen, claps of thunder and flashes of lightning on the third day came to pass with a thick cloud upon the mountain and a voice so loud that the people of Israel trembled. Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke because the Lord descended upon it in fire, and the …
In Exodus chapter nineteen, in the bottom part of the fifth and verse six, God mentions to Moses that if the children of Israel comply and keep His covenant, then they will be a peculiar treasure to Him above all people, for all the earth is from God. Israel was to be God’s treasured possession. …
In Exodus chapter nineteen, verse five, Israel’s continued election as the people of God was conditioned on their obedience to Him as their Lord: this is indicated in the “If……then” construction of this verse. And God expects this obedience which is essential to fulfilling His future purposes for them, to come from hearts of gratitude …
In Exodus chapter nineteen, verse four, God called Moses out of the mountain to speak to him. He told Moses to inform the house of Jacob and the children of Israel, to recognize what He did to the Egyptians, how the protection was present until now, and to bring them to Himself. For example, the …
