Guard against Negligence The Eighth Commandment Negligence can be a form of stealing. Exodus 22:6 “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.” James 3:5, 6 Exodus 22:5 “If a man causes a field ...
A Call to Stewardship The Eighth Commandment God calls each of us to a stewardship of property. Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.” Deuteronomy 5:19 “‘And you shall not steal.’” All things have been created to serve God’s purposes in bringing glory and honor to His Name (Ps. 119:89-91). God distributes His blessing among men as He ...
In the Place of God The Eighth Commandment Stealing can take many forms. Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.” Deuteronomy 5:19 “‘And you shall not steal.’” The eighth commandment is accompanied by more statutes, rules, and precepts than any other of the Ten Commandments. What does this say about human beings? Many things: we are not easily ...
Concerning Divorce The Seventh Commandment Divorce must be strictly regulated. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 “‘When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends ...
Homosexuality and Bestiality The Seventh Commandment What God condemns, we must condemn. Leviticus 18:22 “You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” Leviticus 20:13 “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; ...
In the Place of God The Eighth Commandment Stealing can take many forms. Exodus 20:15 “You shall not steal.” Deuteronomy 5:19 “‘And you shall not steal.’” The eighth commandment is accompanied by more statutes, rules, and precepts than any other of the Ten Commandments. What does this say about human beings? Many things: we are not easily ...
Transgression in the Name of Religion The Seventh Commandment Pagan practices must not inform true religion. Leviticus 19:29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, lest the land fall into prostitution and the land become full of depravity.” Prostitution was closely linked to idolatry in pagan practice. It was often the case ...
Concerning Rape The Seventh Commandment Rape is an especially heinous sin. Deuteronomy 22:25-27 “But if in the open country a man meets a young woman who is betrothed, and the man seizes her and lies with her, then only the man who lay with her shall die. But you shall do nothing to the ...
Sex with a Betrothed Woman The Seventh Commandment Again, sex is reserved for marriage. Deuteronomy 22:23, 24 “If there is a betrothed virgin, and a man meets her in the city and lies with her, then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to ...
Sex before Marriage The Seventh Commandment God’s Law discouraged premarital sex. Exodus 22:16, 17 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to be married and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he ...