Honor Your Parents

Exodus 20:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Respecting authority is important. For the Israelites to live in peace for generations, they would need to...

Rest

Exodus 20:8-11 New International Version (NIV) 8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or...

Respect God’s Name

Exodus 20:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. A name is special. God’s name is special because it carries his identity. Do not use it in a...

Keep God Central In Your Life

Exodus 20:1-6 New International Version (NIV) The Ten Commandments 20 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself an...

Jesus Opens The Way

Exodus 19:23 New International Version (NIV) 23 Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, because you yourself warned us, ‘Put limits around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’” The people could not come to God themselves because he is...