exodus 20:4-6 the ten commandments (part 2 of 10) god's loving commandments
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Exodus 20:4-6
The Ten Commandments(part 2 of 10)
God's Loving Commandments
4“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.
Exodus 20:4-6 (ESV)
5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous
God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the
third and the fourth generation of those who hate me,
Exodus 20:4-6 (ESV)
6but showing steadfast love to thousands of
those who love me and keep my
commandments.
Exodus 20:4-6 (ESV)
4 Questions concerning the second
commandment
2 DifferentCommands?
1)You shall have no other gods but me.
2)You shall not make unto you any graven images
3)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
4)You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5)Honor your mother and father
Protestant
1)You shall have no other gods but me.
2)You shall not make unto you any graven images
3)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
4)You shall remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
5)Honor your mother and father
Protestant
1)You shall not murder
2)You shall not commit adultery
3)You shall not steal
4)You shall not bear false witness
5) You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor
Protestant
1)You shall not murder
2)You shall not commit adultery
3)You shall not steal
4)You shall not bear false witness
5) You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor
Protestant
1) I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
2)You shall not take the name of the Lord God in vain
3)Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day
4)Honor your father and your mother
5)You shall not kill
Catholic / some Lutheran
1) I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.
2)You shall not take the name of the Lord God in vain
3)Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day
4)Honor your father and your mother
5)You shall not kill
Catholic / some Lutheran
1)You shall not commit adultery
2)You shall not steal
3)You shall not bear false witness
4)You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
5) You shall not covet your neighbor's goods
Catholic / some Lutheran
1)You shall not commit adultery
2)You shall not steal
3)You shall not bear false witness
4)You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
5) You shall not covet your neighbor's goods
Catholic / some Lutheran
Not having other gods and not
making idols are 2 different regulations
The first commandment – deals with worshipping the
right GodThe second commandment – deals with worshipping the
right God the right way
The Life of King Jehu (2 King 9-10)The Good – Establishing the
First Commandment
He had Queen Jezabeel put to
death 2 King 9:30-37
He destroyed the ministers
of Baal 2 King 10:18-
27
The Life of King Jehu (2 King 9-10)The Good – Establishing the
First Commandment
Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel
2 King 10:28 (ESV)
The Life of King Jehu (2 King 9-10)The Bad – NOT establishing the
second commandmentBut Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
which he made Israel to sin--that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel
and in Dan. 2 King 10:29 (ESV)
1) What is the second commandment all about?
The first commandment forbids false gods,
the second commandment forbids
false worship
1) What is the second commandment all about?
The Rule You shall not make for yourself a carved image...
carved – peh'-sel
to hew, carve,"What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a
teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes
speechless idols!”
Habakkuk 2:18
1) What is the second commandment all about?
The Rule4“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.
ClarificationGod was saying He was not
to be represented with anything in all of creation
1) What is the second commandment all about?
The Reason
His Jealousy5You shall not bow down to
them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous
God
God is Jealous Because of His LoveZEAL
1) What is the second commandment all about?
The Warning
Against iniquity
…visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the
third and the fourth generation of those who hate
me,
Iniquity - avon - perversity, depravity,
1) What is the second commandment all about?
A Question of FairnessIndividual responsibility
is still present (Ezekiel 18:20)
God holds families responsible for their conduct as a family (2 Kings
10:1-17)
1) What is the second commandment all about?
The Promise
Bigger than the Warning
6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
2) Why is the second commandment so
important?A) It keeps our theology
CORRECT
God is…
A) It keeps our theology CORRECT
Infinite
Invisible
OmnipotentOmnipresentA Living
Spirit
Finite
Visible
Impotent
Local
A Dead Physical thing
An Idol Makes God…
2) Why is the second commandment so
important?
Worshipping God in an improper manner might look
religious but it is actually hateful
B) It keeps our worship RIGHT
2) Why is the second commandment so
important?
And you shall not set up a pillar, which the LORD your God
hates.(Deuteronomy 16:22 ESV)
B) It keeps our worship RIGHT
2) Why is the second commandment so
important?C) It keeps our lives SAFELY in
the loving arms of God
3) What does breaking the second commandment look
like?A) Putting something man made in God’s PLACE
3) What does breaking the second commandment look
like?B) Assigning a physical object God exclusive
CHARACTERISTICS
3) What does breaking the second commandment look
like?C) Forcing God into something PHYSICAL
Thus says the LORD: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of
my rest?(Isaiah 66:1 ESV)
3) What does breaking the second commandment look
like?D) Treating God like a VENDING MACHINE
4) What idolatrous dangers should I be aware of today?PHYSICAL
Money TechnologyFame and
SuccessPeople
Entertainment
SPIRITUAL
Religious IconsMagical and Mystical thinkingPlug-in Programs
Psychological and Worldly Education
World Religions
4) What idolatrous dangers should I be aware of today?
