Category: Exodus

The Ten Commandments are laws, yes, but they are so much more. They reveal the standard of morality God requires, and they reveal how…

Idols are much broader than just (literal) religious figures, they are anything which takes the place of God as the highest priority in our…

God is not local, and certainly cannot be controlled. He is not to be worshiped as we desire, but instead in the way he…

While we tend to think the Third Commandment forbids using God’s names as an expletive, the commandment covers more than that. It reminds us…

In the Fourth Commandment, the importance of rest and worship is highlighted. God positively reminds us to set aside work and to rest -…

The Fifth Commandment serves as a bridge between the first four commandments, which deal with obligations to God, and the last five commandments, which…

Whether we are facing a new year in these “unprecedented times,” or a new year in “precedented times”, it is still important to look…

The Sixth Commandment does not just forbid murder, but all forms of unlawful killing. More than that, it forbids the attitude of hate which…

While the world may not care about marital faithfulness, God does. The Seventh Commandment forbids all types of marital unfaithfulness, pointing to the ideal…

Since ultimately everything belongs to God and he dishes it out as he wills, God requires us to respect his division of material goods.…

We all lie, deceive, gossip and slander, and fail to stand up for the truth. The Ninth Commandment condemns us. Deceitful words destroy trust…

In this spirit of consumerism and desiring what others have that we do not, the Tenth Commandment hits like a hammer. Instead of sinfully…

When Israel gathered at Sinai to hear God’s Law, they came to God’s presence, demonstrated to them by a booming voice, thunder and lightning,…

After the people appointed Moses as their intermediary, God spoke to the people through Moses to remind them to worship him only. They had…