seekeroftruth
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Deuteronomy 5:1 Moses summoned all Israel and said:
Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 It was not with our ancestors[a] that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. 4 The Lord spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain. 5 (At that time I stood between the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:
6 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
7 “You shall have no other gods before(b) me.
8 “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. 9 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, 10 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has 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, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
16 “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
17 “You shall not murder.
18 “You shall not commit adultery.
19 “You shall not steal.
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 It was not with our ancestors[a] that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today. 4 The Lord spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain. 5 (At that time I stood between the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:
6 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
7 “You shall have no other gods before(b) me.
8 “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. 9 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, 10 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
11 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has 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, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
16 “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
17 “You shall not murder.
18 “You shall not commit adultery.
19 “You shall not steal.
20 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
21 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s house or land, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
a. Deuteronomy 5:3 Or not only with our parents
b. Deuteronomy 5:7 Or besides
I guess if Moses were talking to them today, in our current vernacular, he would might have said "these are not your parent's covenant".
This is from the easy English site.
Moses reminded the Israelites about the covenant that God had made with their fathers. God spoke to the people directly. But Moses had to tell them what God said. They were too afraid to go close to God.
Moses repeated the Ten Commandments. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt. When they were slaves, they were not free. However, they had their own possessions and homes. The Egyptians did not own the Israelites. God had rescued them. Therefore, God had the authority to ask them to obey his commandments. He told them not to give honour to any false god. He told them not to make an idol to which they would give honour. It was right for God to be jealous. He did not want the people to worship any false gods. The Israelites should put God first. That is the only right way.
Jesus demanded the same thing from the people who followed him. Matthew 16:24: ‘If anyone wants to follow me, he must say “no” to himself. He must take his cross and he must carry it.’ God wants us to give honour to him only. When people do not obey God, the results can continue for 3 or 4 generations. But when people obey him, the results can last for a long time.
Moses repeated the Ten Commandments. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt. When they were slaves, they were not free. However, they had their own possessions and homes. The Egyptians did not own the Israelites. God had rescued them. Therefore, God had the authority to ask them to obey his commandments. He told them not to give honour to any false god. He told them not to make an idol to which they would give honour. It was right for God to be jealous. He did not want the people to worship any false gods. The Israelites should put God first. That is the only right way.
Jesus demanded the same thing from the people who followed him. Matthew 16:24: ‘If anyone wants to follow me, he must say “no” to himself. He must take his cross and he must carry it.’ God wants us to give honour to him only. When people do not obey God, the results can continue for 3 or 4 generations. But when people obey him, the results can last for a long time.
This came from the studylight.org site.
The LORD did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us: In fact, the covenant was originally made with the previous generation, and Moses did not deny this. But he drove the point home: This was their covenant; it is a covenant of the living, not of the dead.
