The First Commandment No other gods 1.1 Be holy to the Lord The precepts and statutes in this section are designed to teach and reinforce devotion to the Lord. God’s people are called to discipline their hearts to love and fear Him, their consciences to prefer and choose Him, and all their ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (4) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” Third, God keeps His people and all their doings “before His face.” Everything is open to the eye of Him with Whom we have to do (1 Pet. 3:12; Heb. 4:13). ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (3) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” Second, God regards all creatures and things, other than Himself, as “gods,” albeit, false ones, when His people ascribe to them the blessings they daily enjoy. Here we must not think only ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (2) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” First, the commandment begins with the negative particle “Not.” The commandments of God are phrased in terms meant to negate our natural, sinful tendencies. In our natural, unsaved condition, human beings tend ...
The First Commandment The Intent of the First Commandment (1) Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7 “…You shall have no other gods before me.” To have God. In His infinite mercy and love, God redeemed Israel from Egypt and captivity that He might possess them unto Himself as a people for His glory. He ...
The First Commandment The Source of the Law (3) Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of ...
The First Commandment The Source of the Law (2) Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Deuteronomy 5:6, 7 “‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out ...
The First Commandment No other gods God, by virtue of His exclusivity and uniqueness, and the grace He has exercised toward those He has created and redeemed, commands their exclusive devotion and service. The Source of the Law (1) Exodus 20:2, 3 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the ...
The First Commandment Leviticus 27:14, 15 “When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the LORD, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth ...
The First Commandment Leviticus 27:28, 29 “But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD. No one devoted, who is to be ...