Truthfulness and Honesty, Commandment #9: Do not give false testimony.
Contentment & Thanksgiving, Commandment #10: Do not covet.
Truthfulness and Honesty, Commandment #9: Do not give false testimony.
Contentment & Thanksgiving, Commandment #10: Do not covet.
Honor Your Marriage
Commandment #7: Do not commit adultery.
This commandment has to do with:
a) Honoring your marriage/spouse
b) Living in sexual purity
c) Being faithful to the covenant relationship with your spouse
This commandment points us to a life of purity and holiness.
The last six commandments address our horizontal relationships, relationships with people, and are rooted in the first four.
God invited them into a covenant relationship with him.
Commandment #1: Do not have other gods besides me.
The Lord recognized that there are other gods in this world, but for Israel he is to be the only God they know, have, and worship.
Commandment #2: Do not make images for yourself with which to worship.
We must worship God as he is, not as we envision him or would like him to be.
The people of Israel experienced the holiness and awesomeness of God.
God invited them into a covenant relationship with him.