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A Covenantal Worldview God’s Law is rooted in His Covenant of promise. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God saw the people of Israel—and God knew. Exodus 2:24,…

A Spiritual Worldview All worldviews are constructed on “unseen” things. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet…

Worldview We all have one. And when Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel, he said to them, “Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to…

The Root of All Coveting Beware the desire for autonomy. Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey,…

Overcoming Covetousness Asaph teaches us how to overcome covetousness. In Psalm 73 Asaph gives us a concise formula for dealing with covetousness and all temptation. First, we must recognize that it is at work within us. We must realize that…

Gateway to All Sin Coveting, unchecked, will lead to other sins. Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his…

Controlling Our Desires We must carefully control what we most desire. Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his…

Guard Your Heart! What lodges in our hearts will rule our lives. Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or…

The Beginning of Covetousness The tenth commandment links us back to the first. Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox,…

Coveting Is Idolatry What we most desire, we worship. Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or…