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Exodus 20

Exodus 20. Rules for the Unruly. “The only obligation you have is to love one another. Whoever does this has obeyed the Law…If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law” (Romans 13,8,10).  

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Exodus 20

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  1. Exodus 20 Rules for the Unruly

  2. “The only obligation you have is to love one another. Whoever does this has obeyed the Law…If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law” (Romans 13,8,10).   • “For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself’” (Galatians 5:14).  

  3. “Jesus answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and the most important commandment. The second most important commandment is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39 – GN)

  4. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5). • “Do not mistreat foreigners who are living in your land. Treat them as you would an Israelite, and love them as you love yourselves” (Leviticus 19:3, 4). 

  5. “Worship no god but me. • Do not make for yourselves images…Do not bow down to any idol or worship it… • You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. • Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me.

  6. Respect your father and your mother… • Do not commit murder. • Do not commit adultery. • Do not steal. • Do not accuse anyone falsely. • Do not desire another man’s house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.” (Exodus 20:3-17)

  7. “Whoever hits his father or his mother is to be put to death…whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death” (Exodus 21:15,17 – GN) • “Put to death any woman who practices magic. Put to death anyone who has sexual relations with an animal. Condemn to death anyone who offers sacrifices to any god except me, the LORD” (Exodus 22:18-20 – GN) • “Do not have sexual intercourse with any of your relatives. Do not disgrace your father by having intercourse with your mother. You must not disgrace your own mother…No man or woman is to have sexual relations with an animal; that perversion makes you ritually unclean” (Leviticus 18:7,23 - GN) • Leviticus 15 – “unclean bodily discharges”

  8. “Worship no god but me. • Do not make for yourselves images…Do not bow down to any idol or worship it, because I am the LORD your God and I tolerate no rivals. • You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. • Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me.

  9. Respect your father and your mother… • Do not commit murder. • Do not commit adultery. • Do not steal. • Do not accuse anyone falsely. • Do not desire another man’s house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.” (Exodus 20:3-17)

  10. “We know that the Law is good if it is used as it should be used. It must be remembered, of course, that laws are made, not for good people, but for lawbreakers and criminals, for the godless and sinful, for those who are not religious or spiritual, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the immoral, for sexual perverts, for kidnappers, for those who lie and give false testimony or who do anything else contrary to sound doctrine.” (1 Timothy 1:8-10 - GN)

  11. “What, then, was the purpose of the Law? It was addedin order to show what wrongdoing is…” (Galatians 3:19 - GN). • “The law was added because we needed it when we were such rebels. Until the time when we were mature enough to respond freely in faith (trust) to the living God, we were carefully surrounded and protected by the Mosaic law….” (Galatians 3:23-26, The Message).

  12. You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. • “In our modern western culture a name is nothing more than an identifier, really no different than being assigned a number…But, in the Ancient Hebrews culture the ‘name’ is the character…the internal qualities of an individual that make him/her unique.” (ancient-hebrew.org)

  13. “Then Moses requested, ‘Please, let me see the dazzling light of your presence.’ The LORD answered, ‘I will make all my splendor pass before you and in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name.’” (Exodus 33:18-19 GNB)

  14. “The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and pronounced his holy name, the LORD. The LORD then passed in front of him and called out, ‘I, the LORD, am a God who is full of compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and faithfulness. I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin…” (Exodus 34:5-7 GNB)

  15. “You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God.” • “Don’t take the name of the Lord your God in vain (falsely)” • “You shall not represent the character of God falsely”

  16. “God created human beings; he created them godlike, reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female.” (Genesis 1:27 MSG) • “This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored…” (Matthew 6:9 NLT) • “Those who know your name will trust you…” (Psalms 9:10)

  17. “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. For in six days the LORD made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day He rested. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.” (Exodus 20:8-11 NLT)

  18. “Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy, as I, the LORD your God, have commanded you. You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. On that day no one is to work---neither you, your children, your slaves, your animals, nor the foreigners who live in your country. Your slaves must rest just as you do. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and that I, the LORD your God, rescued you by my great power and strength. That is why I command you to observe the Sabbath.” (Deuteronomy 5:12-15 GNB)

  19. “Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the LORD's holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. Then the LORD will be your delight.” (Isaiah 58:13-14 NLT)

  20. “Do not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother’s milk” (Exodus 23:19 – GN) • “Weave the tunic of fine linen. Make the turban of fine linen. The sash will be the work of an embroiderer. Make tunics, sashes, and hats for Aaron’s sons to express glory and beauty. Dress your brother Aaron and his sons in them. Anoint, ordain, and consecrate them to serve me as priests. Make linen underwear to cover their nakedness from waist to thigh. (Exodus 28:39-42 – The Message) • “Don’t use steps to climb to my Altar because that will expose your nakedness.” (Exodus 20:25,26 – The Message)

  21. “I did this, because they had rejected my commands, broken my laws, profaned the Sabbath, and worshiped the same idols their ancestors had served. Then I gave them laws that are not good and commands that do not bring life” (Ezekiel 20:24,25 – GN)

  22. “If you happen to see your enemy’s cow or donkey running loose, take it back to him. If his donkey has fallen under its load, help him get the donkey to its feet again; don’t just walk off” (Exodus 23:4,5). • “If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest” (Exodus 22:25 – GN)

  23. “Don’t pass on malicious gossip. Don’t link up with a wicked person and give corrupt testimony. Don’t go along with the crowd in doing evil and don’t fudge your testimony in a case just to please the crowd. And just because someone is poor, don’t show favoritism in a dispute.” (Exodus 23:1-3 – The Message) • “Do not mistreat a foreigner; you know how it feels to be a foreigner, because you were foreigners in Egypt” (Exodus 23:9 – GN)

  24. Three types of obedience • “We obey for hope of reward and/or for fear of punishment” • “We obey because we love God” • “We obey because we agree with God and see that everything he has asked us to do makes sense.”

  25. “And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples.” (John 13:34,35 – GN)

  26. “Freedom is what we have---Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again. …Those of you who try to be put right with God by obeying the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ. You are outside God's grace...” (Galatians 5:1-5 – GN)

  27. “Worship no god but me. • Do not make for yourselves images…Do not bow down to any idol or worship it… • You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. • Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me.

  28. Respect your father and your mother… • Do not commit murder. • Do not commit adultery. • Do not steal. • Do not accuse anyone falsely. • Do not desire another man’s house; do not desire his wife, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.” (Exodus 20:3-17)

  29. “Don’t suppose that I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning.” (Matthew 5:17 – CEV)

  30. “You’re familiar with the command to the ancients, ‘Do not murder.’ But I am telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder.” (Matthew 5:21,22, GNB) • “You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But now I tell you: anyone who looks at a woman and wants to possess her is guilty of committing adultery with her in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28, GNB)

  31. “You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap your left cheek too. And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well. And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles. When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.” (Matthew 5:38-42, GNB)

  32. “You have heard that it was said, 'Love your friends, hate your enemies.' But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:43-44, GNB)

  33. “I will give them a new heart and a new mind. I will take away their stubborn heart of stone and will give them an obedient heart. Then they will keep my laws and faithfully obey all my commands. They will be my people, and I will be their God” (Ezekiel 11:19, 20).  

  34. “Some Pharisees came and tried to trap Him with this question: ‘Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?’ ‘Haven’t you read the Scriptures?’ Jesus replied. ‘They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.' And He said, 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.’ ‘Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?’ they asked.

  35. Jesus replied, ‘Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended.’” (Matthew 19:3-8, NLT)

  36. “If a man takes a second wife he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothing and the same rights that she had before.” (Exodus 21:10, GNB)

  37. “The people of Israel are as stubborn as mules. How can I feed them like lambs in a meadow?” (Hosea 4:16, GNB)

  38. “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Hurry and go back down, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have sinned and rejected me. They have already left the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made a bull-calf out of melted gold and have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They are saying that this is their god, who led them out of Egypt. I know how stubborn these people are. Now, don’t try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation’” (Exodus 32:7-10).

  39. “The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people, a people dedicated to me alone, and you will serve me as priests” (Exodus 19:5, 6).

  40. “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Hurry and go back down, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have sinned and rejected me. They have already left the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made a bull-calf out of melted gold and have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They are saying that this is their god, who led them out of Egypt. I know how stubborn these people are. Now, don't try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation’” (Exodus 32:7-10 – GN).

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