FOUR COMMANDMENTS ABOUT LOVING GOD
Key verse: 3
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The Ten Commandments(A)
20 And God spoke(B) all these words:(C)
2 “I am the Lord your God,(D) who brought you out(E) of Egypt,(F) out of the land of slavery.(G)
3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.(H)
4 “You shall not make for yourself an image(I) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship(J) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(K) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(L) to the third and fourth generation(M) of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand(N) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.(O)
8 “Remember the Sabbath(P) day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,(Q) 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath(R) to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth,(S) the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested(T) on the seventh day.(U) Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Footnotes
- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
Cross references
- Exodus 20:1 : 20:1-17pp — Dt 5:6-21
- Exodus 20:1 : Dt 10:4
- Exodus 20:1 : Ne 9:13; Ps 119:9; 147:19; Mal 4:4
- Exodus 20:2 : S Ge 17:7; Ex 16:12; Lev 19:2; 20:7; Isa 43:3; Eze 20:19
- Exodus 20:2 : S Ge 15:7
- Exodus 20:2 : S Ex 6:6
- Exodus 20:2 : Ex 13:3; Eze 20:6
- Exodus 20:3 : ver 23; Ex 34:14; Dt 6:14; 13:10; 2Ki 17:35; Ps 44:20; 81:9; Jer 1:16; 7:6, 9; 11:13; 19:4; 25:6; 35:15
- Exodus 20:4 : ver 5, 23; Ex 32:8; 34:17; Lev 19:4; 26:1; Dt 4:15-19, 23; 27:15; 2Sa 7:22; 1Ki 14:9; 2Ki 17:12; Isa 40:19; 42:8; 44:9
- Exodus 20:5 : Ex 23:13, 24; Jos 23:7; Jdg 6:10; 2Ki 17:35; Isa 44:15, 17, 19; 46:6
- Exodus 20:5 : Ex 34:14; Dt 4:24; Jos 24:19; Na 1:2
- Exodus 20:5 : S Ge 9:25; S Lev 26:39
- Exodus 20:5 : Ex 34:7; Nu 14:18; Jer 32:18
- Exodus 20:6 : Ex 34:7; Nu 14:18; Dt 7:9; Jer 32:18; Lk 1:50; Ro 11:28
- Exodus 20:7 : Ex 22:28; Lev 18:21; 19:12; 22:2; 24:11, 16; Dt 6:13; 10:20; Job 2:5, 9; Ps 63:11; Isa 8:21; Eze 20:39; 39:7; S Mt 5:33
- Exodus 20:8 : S Ex 16:23; 31:13-16; 35:3; Lev 19:3, 30; 26:2; Isa 56:2; Jer 17:21-27; Eze 22:8
- Exodus 20:9 : Ex 23:12; 31:13-17; 34:21; 35:2-3; Lev 23:3; Lk 13:14
- Exodus 20:10 : S Ge 2:3; Ex 31:14; Lev 23:38; Nu 28:9; Isa 56:2; Eze 20:12, 20
- Exodus 20:11 : Ge 1:3-2:1
- Exodus 20:11 : S Ge 2:2
- Exodus 20:11 : Ex 31:17; Heb 4:4
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The Ten Commandments
20 (A)And (B)God spoke all these words, saying,
2 (C)“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 (D)“You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
4 (E)“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 (F)You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am (G)a jealous God, (H)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 (I)“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.
8 (J)“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 (K)Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the (L)seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the (M)sojourner who is within your gates. 11 For (N)in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Exodus 20:3 Or besides
- Exodus 20:6 Or to the thousandth generation
Cross references
- Exodus 20:1 : For ver. 1-17, see Deut. 5:6-21
- Exodus 20:1 : Deut. 5:22
- Exodus 20:2 : Lev. 26:13; Ps. 81:10; Hos. 13:4
- Exodus 20:3 : 2 Kgs. 17:35; Jer. 25:6; 35:15
- Exodus 20:4 : Lev. 26:1; Deut. 27:15; Ps. 97:7; [Acts 17:29]
- Exodus 20:5 : ch. 23:24; Josh. 23:7
- Exodus 20:5 : ch. 34:14; Deut. 4:24; 6:15; Josh. 24:19; Nah. 1:2
- Exodus 20:5 : ch. 34:7; Num. 14:18; [Ps. 79:8; 109:14; Isa. 65:6, 7; Jer. 32:18]
- Exodus 20:7 : Lev. 19:12; [Matt. 5:34, 35; James 5:12]
- Exodus 20:8 : Lev. 19:3, 30; 26:2; See ch. 31:13-17
- Exodus 20:9 : ch. 23:12; 34:21; 35:2; Lev. 23:3; Luke 13:14
- Exodus 20:10 : ch. 16:26; 31:15; Gen. 2:2, 3; Ezek. 20:12; See Num. 15:32-36
- Exodus 20:10 : See Neh. 13:16-19
- Exodus 20:11 : See Gen. 1:1–2:3
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1. I brought you out of slavery (1-2)
God's commandments rest on his grace. He saved his people from bondage in order to bless them and make them a blessing.
2. You shall have no other gods before me (3)
God demands first place in our affections and in our lives. He alone is God.
3. You shall not make any idols (4-6)
We must worship God in God's way. We must not use visible objects as aids to worship. God is a Spirit. We must worship him in spirit and in truth.
4. You shall not misuse God's name (7)
We must not use God's holy name in a disrespectful way. Furthermore, God's name represents his person. If we call ourselves God's people, we must act like God's people.
5. Keep the Sabbath day holy (8-11)
We must worship and serve God one day in seven; this is real rest. Furthermore, we must work hard for six days.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for teaching us how to live. Write your commandments on my heart.
One Word: Love God with all your heart
