FOLD

• What does this story teach m

e about God

or the gospel?• W

hat does this story teach me about m

yself?• Are there any com

mands in this story to obey?

How are they for G

od’s glory and my good?

• Are there any promises in this story to rem

ember? H

ow do they help m

e trust and love God?

• How does this story help m

e to live on mission better?

FAM

ILY D

ISC

US

SIO

N S

TAR

TE

RS

• What rules does your fam

ily have? Why does your fam

ily have rules?

• List the Ten Com

mandm

ents. Why did G

od give rules?• D

oes God accept us based on our ability to obey H

is com

mands? W

hy or why not?

ST

OR

Y P

OIN

T: G

OD

GA

VE

RU

LES

TO

SH

OW

HO

W T

O LO

VE

HIM

AN

D O

TH

ER

S.

The Israelites came into the W

ilderness of Sinai. They camped in front of

the mountain. G

od wanted to make a covenant, or agreem

ent, with the people of Israel. M

oses went up the mountain. G

od called to him,

saying, “Tell the Israelites: ‘If you listen carefully to M

e and you keep My covenant, you will be M

y people.’ ” M

oses told them what G

od had said. All the people responded together, “W

e will do all that the Lord has spoken.”

Then God gave M

oses the Ten C

omm

andments. The first four

comm

andments told the Israelites

what it looks like to have a right relationship with G

od: “Do not

have other gods besides Me. D

o not m

ake an idol for yourself. D

o not misuse the nam

e of the Lord your G

od. Remem

ber the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

The last six comm

andments

told the Israelites what it looks like to have a right relationship with each other: “You m

ust honor your father and your m

other. You must not

murder. You m

ust keep your marriage

promises. You m

ust not steal. You must

not lie. You must not want what belongs to

someone else.”W

hen God was finished speaking to M

oses on M

ount Sinai, He gave M

oses two stone tablets that He

had written on with His own finger.

Christ Connection: God is holy and separate from

sin. His law shows us what H

e requires—

perfect righteousness. Our sin separates us from

God, but Jesus cam

e to bring us back to G

od. Jesus is perfectly righteous. When we trust in Jesus, H

e takes away our sin and welcom

es us into God’s fam

ily.

The Ten

Co

mm

an

dm

ents

Exodus 19–20

21

C2 B

1 A6

A7 C

4 A

4 B

7 C5

C3 B

6 A

4 C

3 C3

2. Wh

o is p

erfectly righteo

us?

B2 A

4 C

3 C5

C3

C2 B

1 A6

A7 C

4 A

4 B

7 C5

C3 B

6 A

4 C

3 C3

2. Wh

o is p

erfectly righteo

us?

B2 A

4 C

3 C5

C3

Coordinate Q

uestionsU

se the co

ord

inate key to

an

swer th

e qu

estion

s.

12

34

56

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CD

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BI

JK

LM

NO

CP

RS

TU

WY

3. Wh

at ha

pp

ens w

hen

we tru

st in Jesu

s?

He

C1 A

4 C

2 A5

A4

A2 C

4

1. Wh

at kind

of o

bed

ience d

oes G

od

requ

ire?

C4

A1 B

3 A4

C3

A1 C

6 A

1 C7

B7 C

5 C

2

C3 B

1 B6

an

d C

6 A

4 B

4 A

2 B7 B

5 A

4 C

3u

s

into

Go

d’s

A5

A1 B

5 B

1 B4

C7

.

Com

mandm

ent C

ategoriesR

ead each

com

ma

nd

men

t.

• If it describ

es wh

at it loo

ks like to h

ave a righ

t relatio

nsh

ip w

ith G

od

, circle it with

GR

EE

N.

• If it describ

es wh

at it loo

ks like to h

ave a

right relatio

nsh

ip w

ith o

thers, circle it w

ith

OR

AN

GE

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