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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…
Inside-Out Obedience to God’s Law must come from the heart. 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,…
Testify When Called All are required to stand for truth. Leviticus 5:1 “If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter,…
Witnesses The Law requires two witnesses at least. Deuteronomy 19:15-21 “‘A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of…
Honest Measures We must at all times use equal measures for all. Leviticus 19:35, 36 “You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah,…
The Unchanging Law God’s Law is not subject to changing times. Exodus 23:2, 3 “You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to…
False Reports False reports can be of various kinds. Exodus 23:1 “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.” False reports can take various forms. Gossip—unsubstantiated reports…
Cross-Dressing Cross-dressing is a form of deceit. Deuteronomy 22:5 “‘A woman shall not wear a man’s garment, nor shall a man put on a woman’s cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.’” In…
Slander Slander is a form of lying. Deuteronomy 22:13-21 “‘If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and then hates her and accuses her of misconduct and brings a bad name upon her, saying, “I took this…