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Exodus 20:3-6

The Ten Commandments - Number One and Two

"You shall not make for yourself an idol 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 them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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This is the Word of the Lord ... It is meant to change the way that we think, and the way that we live.

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Commentary by Bob Pardue

The 10 Commandments of God - The First Commandment

The Israelites had just come from Egypt where there was a "God on every corner" so to speak.

The true living God was placed somewhere in line with all the others they worshiped but God wanted people to know that He was the God who led them out of Egypt and that they should worship Him alone.

In Exodus 20:1-6 you'll see that God places much more emphasis on this first commandment than He did on the others.

God knew that the people must obey the first commandment of placing Him as their one and only God in order for them to accept the other nine.

Please reflect on this first command. According to Jesus, this is one of the two most important of the ten commandments. Do you know what the other commandment of Christ is?

Love in Christ

- Bob

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