Deuteronomy 5:6-22
6 “ ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
7 “ ‘You shall have no other gods before me.
8 “ ‘You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 9 You shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 “ ‘You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
12 “ ‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
16 “ ‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
17 “ ‘You shall not murder.
18 “ ‘And you shall not commit adultery.
19 “ ‘And you shall not steal.
20 “ ‘And you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 “ ‘And you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. And you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’
22 “These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. 2001 (Dt 5:6–22). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
These words are repeated by God on another Mountain. He will continue to speak these words with his people. We all need to be reminded of his commands. But maybe we need to adjust the first line to be: "I am the LORD your God, who died for the forgiveness of all your sins, bringing you out of the house of slavery." It is Father, Son and Holy Spirit who have brought you to salvation. Now you need to act properly. How do I act properly? Here are a few Commandments which you already know.
Listen to these words again. Think of your station in life. Are you a Father or a Mother? Are you a Son or Daughter? Have you looked at someone lustfully? Have you put your trust in something other than God? Have you worshiped created things or prayed to created things?
Just a few questions that can remind us of our own sinful nature. We have fallen short of the glory of God. We can not keep these commandments perfectly. We can not even come close to fulfill these commands. But God knows you are weak. God has given you Salvation through his Son. It is the one who saves you from slavery to sin. Jesus Christ has given you new life and Salvation through his death on the Cross. Jesus will bring you back out of the land of Slavery and deliver you to the promise land.
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