Saturday, July 5, 2014

Respect His Mother And Father

Leviticus 19:3 – “‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Exodus 20:4-6,9-10,12 – “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 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 parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments…Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 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 daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns…“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Leviticus 11:44 – I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.

Application:

  • ·         Honor your father and mother so that you may live long.
  • ·         Because of who God is and what He has done, His people must dedicate themselves fully to Him.
  • ·         Because God had no visible form, any idol intended to resemble Him would be a sinful misrepresentation of Him.
  • ·         God will not put up with rivalry or unfaithfulness.
  • ·         The Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel at Mount Sinai.



All Scripture verses taken from ESV

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