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Understanding The Ten Commandments in Exodus 20

Explore the timeless wisdom of the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20:1-17 and learn how they relate to our spiritual journey and relationships with God and others.

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Understanding The Ten Commandments in Exodus 20

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  1. Blue Award

  2. Blue Badge Lesson 1Spiritual Achievement 1The Ten Commandments – Relating to God

  3. The Ten Commandments Read the Ten Commandments found In Exodus 20:1-17 below:

  4. Exodus 20:1-17 “And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”

  5. Exodus 20:1-17 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. 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, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

  6. Exodus 20:1-17 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. 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, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

  7. Exodus 20:1-17 You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

  8. Exodus 20:1-17 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labour and do all your work, 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. 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.

  9. Exodus 20:1-17 Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you..

  10. Exodus 20:1-17 You shall not commit murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.

  11. Exodus 20:1-17 You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.”

  12. Do you know that the Ten Commandments can be simplified into 2 Commandments?Jesus summarised the Ten Commandments as “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” And “Love your neighbour as yourself.” (Mark 12:30, 31)

  13. Look at the Ten Commandments again and find the verses that refer to loving God.The pictures below show how we can keep the Commandments that refer to loving God. Write down the verse in the space under the picture, which shows the commandment in action.

  14. . For verses that are long, write the most important part of the verse down.

  15. . For verses that are long, write the most important part of the verse down. “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.” Ex 20:7 “You shall have no other gods before me.” Ex 20:3 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy” Ex 20:8 “You shall not make for yourself, an idol…you shall not bow to them, or worship them, for I, the Lord your God is a jealous God… Ex 20:4 • Put what God wants us to do as first priority. • Don’t let other things take over God. • Be reverent in our speech. • Make time to spend with God.

  16. Thinking Point Put what God wants us to do as first priority. Don’t let other things take over God. Be reverent in our speech. Make time to spend with God.

  17. Thinking Point: Put what God wants us to do as first priority

  18. Thinking Point: Don’t let other things take over God.

  19. Thinking Point: Be reverent in our speech.

  20. Thinking Point: Make time to spend with God.

  21. Blue Badge Lesson 2 Spiritual Achievement 2The Ten Commandments – Relating with People

  22. The Ten CommandmentsRead the Ten Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17. • We’ve learnt in the previous session that the Ten Commandments can be summarised as “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” And “Love your neighbour as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37, 38) • It is simply not possible to have a good relationship with God, if we do not love the people around us. Likewise, loving the people around us would be very difficult if we do not have a relationship with God. The next 6 Commandments teaches us how God wants us to treat the people around us.

  23. Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17 1. “Honour your father and mother.” – Learning Point: Parents are in our lives and in God’s sight. By virtue of their for us, they deserve our in terms of our and .

  24. Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17 2. “You shall not murder.” – Learning Point: Life is __ given by God and it is His alone to take. By ______ someone else’s life, we are not only committing a serious __ but also depriving of others of that person’s _ and .

  25. Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17 3. “You shall not commit adultery” – Learning Point: God ____________________ faithlessness because one of God’s characteristics is that He is in all His _________________________ .

  26. Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17 4. “You shall not steal” – Learning Point: By from others, you do not show faith in God’s ability to ____for our needs. More often than not, what is stolen is usually of high monetary cost. In these cases, then the motivation for the theft is more than just wanting to satisfy a need for things that are necessary. It then becomes a to greed.

  27. Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17 5. “You shall not give false testimony” – Learning Point: God dislikes ______ , because this prevents justice from being carried out. Untruthfulness includes telling of white ___ and _______ -truths.

  28. Commandments found inExodus 20:1-17 6. “You shall not covet” – Learning Point: Coveting involves feeling _______ and constant comparison of oneself with others. _______ coveting others’ possessions prevents one from feeling _ by others and God.

  29. Memorise It! You can use the following Mnemonics to help you remember the Ten Commandments. Try it out on your friends and see who can remember the Ten Commandments better.

  30. NO GIN.SHOP.MAS.LE NO GIN – No: Other Gods, Idols, Name SHOP – Sabbath, HOnour Parents MAS – Murder, Adultery, Steal LE – Lie, Envy

  31. Thinking Point Think of one practical example of how you can keep these 6 Commandments. Remember, it must be something within your ability to perform. Write them down in the space provided and try to do them during the week.

  32. Thinking Point: 1. “Honour your father and mother.”

  33. Thinking Point: 2. “You shall not murder.”

  34. Thinking Point: 3. “You shall not commit adultery”

  35. Thinking Point: 4. “You shall not steal”

  36. Thinking Point: 5. “You shall not give false testimony”

  37. Thinking Point: 6. “You shall not covet”

  38. Blue Badge Lesson 3Physical Achievement 1Nature Ramble & Lashing Preparation & Safety Briefing

  39. The Country Code • Guard against all risk of fire. • Fasten all gates. • Keep dogs under proper control. • Keep to the paths across Farmland. • Avoid damaging Fences, Hedges and Walls. • Leave no litter. • Safeguard water supplies. • Protect Wildlife, Wild Plants and Trees. • Go carefully on Country roads. • Respect the life of the countryside. Source: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expedition Guide, 1981

  40. The Country Code is a guideline that hikers use on their Nature Rambles. How can you make the Country Code relevant to Singapore?

  41. Our Country Code

  42. Blue Badge Lesson 4Physical Achievement 2Nature Ramble

  43. Nature Ramble (Physical Achievement 2)

  44. Thinking Point: What did you enjoyed most about Discovering Nature?

  45. Thinking Point: What did you enjoyed most about The Wildlife?

  46. Thinking Point: What did you enjoyed most about The Group that you were with?

  47. Thinking Point: What did you enjoyed most about The Group that you were with?

  48. Thinking Point: What did you learn about yourself from this Nature Ramble?

  49. Blue Badge Lesson 4Physical Achievement 2Lashing & Construction

  50. Making a Ladder Knots are very useful in constructing structures. You may use the 2 common lashing knots to make a mini-ladder. 1 2 Diagonal Lashing 3 4

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