God's Stewards The First Commandment No other gods Leviticus 25:25-28 “If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and redeem what his brother has sold. If a man has no one to redeem it and then himself becomes prosperous and finds sufficient means to ...
Stewards of God’s Gifts The First Commandment No other gods Leviticus 25:23, 24 “The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with me. And in all the country you possess, you shall allow a redemption of the land.” Love for God and obedience ...
Beware of Mediums The First Commandment No other gods Leviticus 19:31 “Do not turn to mediums or wizards; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the LORD your God.” Isaiah 8:19, 20; Acts 16:16-18 Leviticus 20:6 “If a person turns to mediums and wizards, whoring after them, ...
No Pagan Practices The First Commandment No other gods Deuteronomy 23:17-18 “None of the daughters of Israel shall be a cult prostitute, and none of the sons of Israel shall be a cult prostitute. You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of ...
Preserving the Sanctity of the Community The First Commandment No other gods Deuteronomy 17:2-7 “If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant, ...
Only God, No Other The First Commandment No other gods Exodus 23:13 “Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips.” Exodus 22:20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the LORD alone, shall be devoted ...
A Jealous God The First Commandment No other gods Deuteronomy 6:13-15 “It is the LORD your God you shall fear. Him you shall serve and by his name you shall swear. You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are around you, for the LORD your God in ...
Next to Godliness The First Commandment No other gods Deuteronomy 23:12-14 “You shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out to it. And you shall have a trowel with your tools, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig a hole with it and turn back and cover ...
The Lesson of the Fruit Tree The First Commandment No other gods Leviticus 19:23-25 “When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. And in the fourth ...
Everyday Reminders The First Commandment No other gods Leviticus 19:19 “You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.” Deuteronomy 22:9-11 “You ...