Read Exodus 20:1-17
Context: God has given Moses the basic laws that the Israelites should follow.
Text:
1 And God spoke all these words:
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 "You shall have no other gods before [a] me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 "You shall not murder.
14 "You shall not commit adultery.
15 "You shall not steal.
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." (NIV)
Footnotes:
Exodus 20:3 Or besides
taken from www.biblegateway.com
God spent 40 days at the top of Mount Sinai telling Moses many laws and He gave Moses the instructions for building the tabernacle. As we know, the Israelites pretty much gave up on Moses after a short period of time and they built their own idol, a calf out of gold.
These basic commandments are still valid today...some of them are the basis for the laws of our land (do not murder, etc.). In the past hundred years or so, society has decided that some of these commands are not very important (for example, do not commit adultery...that is no longer a crime). Regardless of how our society views the commandments, we are still called to honor them. True, we are no longer under the law because of Christ's sacrifice. But these commands are the foundation of a 'civil' society. If we follow this advice, God is pleased.
I am particularly guilty of not respecting the Sabbath Day. Weekends seem like the best time to catch up on all the chores that got pushed off during the week. I want to commit to making Sundays a special day devoted to God. Anyone have suggestions about how you've been successful at this?
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