Exodus 20:17 “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.” In today’s busy world, people everywhere are trying hard to get all they can. They live as though that is… Read More »
Exodus 20:16 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” God hates lies. He is the truth and will always be the truth. A false witness against a neighbor means to lie about them in some way. According to Jesus in the parable of the Good Samaritan, everyone is our neighbor. The Bible tells… Read More »
Exodus 20:15 “Thou shalt not steal.” Most everyone is aware of this commandment. Stealing is becoming more prevalent in our society than ever, although it certainly is not new. There are many different ways to steal. While some people may not want to consider some of their actions as stealing, God looks at them all… Read More »
Exodus 20:14 “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” The command “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” is needed more than ever to be proclaimed everywhere in America – over and over. Not only from the pulpits of our land, but also in the educational institutions, political institutions, and across the Internet and TV. It cannot be proclaimed… Read More »
Exodus 20:13 “Thou shalt not kill.” The sixth commandment has caused a lot of confusion for many people. It has been misunderstood for centuries among various Christian groups, and some have misinterpreted it altogether. To understand it better, it often helps to understand the context in which it was written. When Moses was given the… Read More »
Exodus 20:12 “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” This commandment seems to be largely forgotten today. Children and young people act as if they never heard of or even thought about this Biblical principle. It is probably because their… Read More »
Exodus 20:11 “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” The Ten Commandments have a very interesting history. When God gave them, there was no doubt that it was the… Read More »
Exodus 20:8-11 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,… Read More »
Exodus 20:7 “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” It is sad that taking the Lord’s Name in vain is so common today. Even some professing Christians will do it, and they think nothing of… Read More »
Exodus 20:4,5 “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:” The second commandment of the Ten… Read More »