All of a Piece The Fourth Commandment Love of God and neighbor are intertwined throughout God’s Law. Leviticus 25:8-22 “You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the ...
Do, Keep, Perform: Got It? The Fourth Commandment God is clear on what He expects of us. Leviticus 25:8-22 “You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the ...
The Year of Jubilee The Fourth Commandment Principles, not practices—this is what God intends. Leviticus 25:8-22 “You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of ...
An Economics of Love The Fourth Commandment Love, not material gain, should guide our economics. Deuteronomy 15:1-6 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it ...
Give Greed a Rest! The Fourth Commandment Here is a principle to moderate our lust for things. Deuteronomy 15:1-6 “At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release. And this is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release what he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact ...
The Sabbath Year The Fourth Commandment Here is a principle of good stewardship over the land. Leviticus 25:1-7 The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying,“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the ...
Making More of Pentecost The Fourth Commandment We should make more of Pentecost. Leviticus 23:9-11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits ...
Keep Them Holy The Fourth Commandment Are we as serious as the Lord about our holy days? Exodus 34:22-24 “You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD God, ...
Easter and Pentecost The Fourth Commandment Do we appreciate the gifts of God? Exodus 23:14-17 “Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me. You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month ...
Holy Feasts The Fourth Commandment Holy days are part of our rest in the Lord. Leviticus 23:4-6 “These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the LORD’s ...