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 ...
Reverence the Church The Fourth Commandment How shall we regard the Church? Leviticus 19:30 “You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.” Leviticus 26:2 “You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.” The Lord’s Day is a day for holy convocations. The “sanctuary” of the Lord in ...
God’s Day, Not Ours The Fourth Commandment Remember: The Lord’s Day is the Lord’s! Leviticus 19:3 “… and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. “ Here is yet another—and, undoubtedly, the most compelling—reason for keeping the Lord’s Day holy: God says so. Did Israel need to be reminded of this? Did ...
Encumbering Others The Fourth Commandment We must not cause others to work on the Lord’s Day. Exodus 34:21 “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.” Exodus 23:12 “Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall ...