Exodus 20

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====20:1 - ====
====20:1 - ====
''Observation''
''Observation''
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* God spoke those commandments to Israel diretly
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* On the third day, Israel met god and He gave them commandments for them to keep
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* Not t:hrough Moses, but diretly to the people (see v. 20:22)
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** Brings to mind John 4:23-24
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====20:2 - ====
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* God is statingwho He is: He is the Lord; He is their God.
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* He is the one who brought them out of Egypt
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** Out of the houses of slavery
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* These are God's credentials
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* He has redeemed them; they are His
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** Redemption: "Deliverance by the payment of a price"
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** ? What price did God pay here?
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** Can refer to rescue or deliverance
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** "In nearly every instance, [redemption] ... was secured by the payment of a price."
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* Did God redeem or free Israel
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* Does Israel owe God anything?
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** Are they indebted to Him?
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* Has all of this been answered elsewhere (ie does God need to justify Himself (comprehensively))?
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* Is this rather just establishing that the Lord is God, the one who rescued Israel?  It wasn't a gimmick, or a trick.  He really is a God and everything really did happen.
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====20:3 - The first commandment====
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''Observation''
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* No other gods are to come before God
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* There are to be no oter gods besides God
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* xref
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** Dt 6:14: "you shall not follow other gods"
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** 2 Kings 17:55: you shall not fear|bow down to|serve|sacrifice to other gods
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''Interpretation''
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* Why is this the first commandment?
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====20:8 - The Sixth Commandment====
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''Observation''
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* Be mindful of the Sabbath
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* Keep it separate from the other days
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* "remember" - be mindful, remember what the day represents
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* "Keep it holy" - a day to focus on God
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====20:9 - ====
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''Observation''
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* Six days of the week are for labors
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* Does not necessarily mean we should move to a six-day work week
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====20:10 - ====
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''Observation''
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* The seventh day is a sabbath to God
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* You are not to do any work
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* No one in your ousehold is to do any work
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====20:11 - ====
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''Observation''
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* In six days God labored over creation
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* He rested on the seventh
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* Therefore, the seventh day is blessed and is holy
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''Interpretation''
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* Definition: Sabbath - desist, rest, cease
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* Why is the seventh day blessed and holy?
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* How is it blessed and holy?
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* There is no real need to even mention the seventh day unless God was providing a model for us to follow
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* On the seventh day of creation, God looked on what He did and declared it very good.
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** Are we to take a day to evaluate our previous week? 
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** To look upon what we have done?
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** To see where we are going?
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* If God can cease from His activities and even make a law concerning the seventh day and the 'rest' therein, can I not be satisfied with resting one day and evaluating what I have done?
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* God had to make it a law or no one would think about it; no one would take time.

Revision as of 03:48, 10 December 2007

Contents

Overview

The Ten Commandments

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20:1 -

Observation

  • God spoke those commandments to Israel diretly
  • On the third day, Israel met god and He gave them commandments for them to keep
  • Not t:hrough Moses, but diretly to the people (see v. 20:22)
    • Brings to mind John 4:23-24

20:2 -

  • God is statingwho He is: He is the Lord; He is their God.
  • He is the one who brought them out of Egypt
    • Out of the houses of slavery
  • These are God's credentials
  • He has redeemed them; they are His
    • Redemption: "Deliverance by the payment of a price"
    •  ? What price did God pay here?
    • Can refer to rescue or deliverance
    • "In nearly every instance, [redemption] ... was secured by the payment of a price."
  • Did God redeem or free Israel
  • Does Israel owe God anything?
    • Are they indebted to Him?
  • Has all of this been answered elsewhere (ie does God need to justify Himself (comprehensively))?
  • Is this rather just establishing that the Lord is God, the one who rescued Israel? It wasn't a gimmick, or a trick. He really is a God and everything really did happen.

20:3 - The first commandment

Observation

  • No other gods are to come before God
  • There are to be no oter gods besides God
  • xref
    • Dt 6:14: "you shall not follow other gods"
    • 2 Kings 17:55: you shall not fear|bow down to|serve|sacrifice to other gods

Interpretation

  • Why is this the first commandment?


20:8 - The Sixth Commandment

Observation

  • Be mindful of the Sabbath
  • Keep it separate from the other days
  • "remember" - be mindful, remember what the day represents
  • "Keep it holy" - a day to focus on God

20:9 -

Observation

  • Six days of the week are for labors
  • Does not necessarily mean we should move to a six-day work week

20:10 -

Observation

  • The seventh day is a sabbath to God
  • You are not to do any work
  • No one in your ousehold is to do any work

20:11 -

Observation

  • In six days God labored over creation
  • He rested on the seventh
  • Therefore, the seventh day is blessed and is holy

Interpretation

  • Definition: Sabbath - desist, rest, cease
  • Why is the seventh day blessed and holy?
  • How is it blessed and holy?
  • There is no real need to even mention the seventh day unless God was providing a model for us to follow
  • On the seventh day of creation, God looked on what He did and declared it very good.
    • Are we to take a day to evaluate our previous week?
    • To look upon what we have done?
    • To see where we are going?
  • If God can cease from His activities and even make a law concerning the seventh day and the 'rest' therein, can I not be satisfied with resting one day and evaluating what I have done?
  • God had to make it a law or no one would think about it; no one would take time.
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