Tag: Commandment
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Exodus 20:18–21 — Reverence, Fear, and the Need for a Mediator
😊 Let’s walk through Exodus 20:18–21 This section is incredibly meaningful—it shows how God’s holiness affected the people and how Moses’ role as mediator was affirmed. 📖 Exodus 20:18–21 — The People Tremble at God’s Presence ⚡ Verse 18 — “They trembled and stood afar off” 18 Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet,…
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The Ten Commandments – Six through Ten
📖 Exodus 20:13 — The Sixth Commandment “You shall not murder.” (NKJV) ⚖️ Commandment #6: You Shall Not Murder 📌 This command is short—just two words in Hebrew: לֹא תִּרְצָח (lo tirtsach) • “Lo” = no / not • “Tirtsach” = murder, unlawful killing 🧠 Key point: This command does not say “do not kill” (as in all killing under every circumstance), but do not murder—the intentional,…
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The Ten Commandments – Three, Four, & Five
📖 Exodus 20:7 — The Third Commandment “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” (NKJV) 🪧 Commandment #3: Honoring the Name of God 🗣️ “Take the name… in vain” • The Hebrew word for “take” is נָשָׂא (nasa), meaning to lift, carry,…
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Exodus 20:1–2 — The God Who Speaks Before He Commands
Exodus Chapter 20:1-2 📜 Exodus 20:1–2 — The God Who Speaks and Saves 🗣️ Verse 1 — “God spoke all these words…” 💡 Observation: This is the first and only time in the whole bible that God makes an audible speech directly to the whole nation of Israel, not through a prophet. 📖 Hebrew Note: • “Words” here…