The Second Commandment God on His Terms, Not Ours No images Exodus 34:17 “You shall not make for yourself any gods of cast metal.” Leviticus 19:4 “Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves any gods of cast metal: I am the LORD your God.” The pagan peoples around Israel did not necessarily believe that ...
Lesson #53–56—The Third Commandment [Keeping in mind Thou shalt have no other gods before me.] AAA Shorter Catechism Q & A #53 (Memorize) Q. Which is the third commandment? A. The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for ...
The Second Commandment None “with” Him No images 2.3 Make no idols God commands us to find Him and Him alone all-sufficient for our needs, and thus to focus all our worship and devotion on Him, and to give none to idols. Exodus 20:23 “You shall not make gods of silver to be with ...
The Second Commandment Guard Against Temptation (2) No images Deuteronomy 13:12-18 “If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there, that certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and ...
The Second Commandment Guard Against Temptation (1) No images Deuteronomy 13:6-11 “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which neither you ...
The Second Commandment This Is a Test No images Deuteronomy 13:1-5 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which ...
The Second Commandment False Prophets No images 2.2 Guard against being drawn away We must beware of those who would lead us away from the Lord, and we must prove our love for Him by resisting their allurements and clinging in love and fear to the Lord alone. Deuteronomy 13:1-5 “If a prophet or a ...
The Second Commandment Guard Your Curiosity No images Deuteronomy 12:29-31 “When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations whom you go in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, ...
The Second Commandment Discover, Dismantle, Destroy No images Deuteronomy 12:2-4 “You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and ...
Lesson # 49–52—The Second Commandment [The second, third, and fourth commandments can be better understood as expositions of the first commandment. Therefore keep in mind Thou shalt have no other gods before me.] AA Shorter Catechism Q & A #49 (Memorize) Q. Which is the second commandment? A. The second commandment is, Thou ...