And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. Exodus 20:19, 21 KJV Two things stand out in the verses. Hearing God is the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Exodus 20:16 KJV; Deut.5:20 KJV This ninth command is generally understood to mean not to tell lies. A closer look will reveal a bit more. David Wilson Rogers explains that Hebrew translated as false in Exodusis slightly different from that of Deuteronomy. In Exodus, the meaning […]
Thou shalt not steal. Exodus 20:15 KJV This is the eighth commandment. It implies that no one should take what does not belong to him in a way that is wrong or illegal. It covers when people may take what belongs to another without asking permission like ideas, words or artistic creations( Webster ). Adam […]
Thou shalt not commit adultery. Exodus 20:14 KJV We were unable to continue because of an internal Ministerial training( Check out: Pastor’s Advance Programme on Facebook and Telegram). This commandment is for conjugal honour because marriage is made for a husband and a wife. Take note of the articles( Gen.2:24). Jesus Christ made the best […]
Thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:13 KJV This is the sixth Commandment. Scholars have argued on what this verse means. We will not concern ourselves with such dialectics. Suffice it to say that killing is from the Hebrew, ”ratsach”, which means to dash in pieces or to murder. It is to cause the death of […]
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12 KJV Filial Piety is described in Brittannica as the attitude of obedience, devotion and care towards one’s parents and elder family members. It is more pronounced in Chinese society with its […]
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8, 11 KJV This is a formal precept in the middle of a […]
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Exodus 20:7 KJV A story is told of Dr. Umah Ukpai and a relation who went to buy something for him. Upon bringing the change, the relation swore […]
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a […]
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3 KJV This first command is a direct prohibition against idolatry and polytheism. Idolatry is image worship, or the giving of divine regard to created objects. The different forms include: fetishism, nature, and hero worship( Easton ). Polytheism is the believe that there’s more than one […]