3.26.8 "Hear, Learn, and Obey!"

"Hear, Learn, and Obey!"

Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25
Luke 7:11-35
Psalm 68:19-35
Proverbs 11:29-31

"Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, 'Listen carefully, Israel. Hear the decrees and regulations I am giving you today, so you may learn them and obey them!'" (Deut. 5:1)

Can you recite the 10 commandments? on your mark, get set, go....

How did you you do?

Often we hear of court cases where "freedom from religion" groups are trying to get the 10 commandments removed from places of public display. It's so sad that not only people have neglected God, but they are proud that they've neglected him. I'm curious though, as to how many there would be who would fight to keep the commands on display and yet not be able to recite them.

Deut. 6:6-9 says, "And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am givin gyou today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your foreheads as reminders. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

There is an intensity to the command to hear, learn and obey the commandments.

I will list them as they appear in Deut. 5 (NLT)

1. You must not have any other god but me.
2. You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind.
3. You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
4. Observe the Sabbath Day by keeping it holy
5. Honor your father and mother
6. You must not murder.
7. You must not commit adultery
8. You must not steal
9. You must not testify falsely against your neighbor.
10. You must not covet your neighbor's wife,... house or land... or anything else that belongs to your neighbor.

Deut. 5 elaborates on a few of these, and i would encourage you to read through them again.

5:29 says, "Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever."

We need to devote ourselves to God's commands. We need to live lives of obedience. We need to teach this to our children.

When I've been thinking/talking about "you must not commit adultery", what's my reaction when I see adultery on TV? If the command is ready on my mind, The light of truth shines on evil, and I don't want to take part in it. The same is true for murder, and all the rest.

When i hear someone gossiping, does "number 9" jump into my head? What about your neighbor's stuff? are you keeping it in context w/ number 10?

I'm challenged to bring the commands of the Lord to the forefront of what we do as a family. I'm challenged to know them as if they are tied to the back of my hand.

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