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Training Children for Modesty and Respect The Seventh Commandment Proper attitudes toward sexuality begin at home. Leviticus 20:17 “If a man takes his sister, a daughter of his father or a daughter of his mother, and sees her nakedness, and…
Uncovering Nakedness The Seventh Commandment God calls us to modesty and mutual respect. Leviticus 18:6-18 “None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the LORD. You shall not uncover the nakedness of…
Justice and Community The Seventh Commandment God’s Law forbids adultery. Exodus 20:14 “You shall not commit adultery.” Deuteronomy 5:18 “‘And you shall not commit adultery.’” Ephesians 5:3-13; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 Essentially, adultery is any unlawful sexual activity. It ranges from…
Protecting the Next Generation The Sixth Commandment God’s Law preserves the generations to come. Deuteronomy 25:11, 12 “When men fight with one another and the wife of the one draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of him…
Our Neighbors’ Keeper The Sixth Commandment God’s Law encourages neighbor-love. Deuteronomy 22:8 “When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone…
Pledges and Livelihood The Sixth Commandment No pledge could jeopardize one’s livelihood. Deuteronomy 24:6 “No one shall take a mill or an upper millstone in pledge, for that would be taking a life in pledge.” Taking someone’s livelihood in pledge…
Rights of a Slave The Sixth Commandment God’s Law allowed slavery, but with restrictions. Exodus 21:20, 21 “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged.…
A Check on Passion The Sixth Commandment Cities of refuge reined in unjust passions. Numbers 35:9-15 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the…
Cities of Refuge The Sixth Commandment A model for our system of justice? Numbers 35:9-15 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you cross the Jordan into the land…
Justice and Community The Sixth Commandment Justice is a community effort. Numbers 35:22-29 “But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait or used a stone that could cause death, and without…