Exodus Chapter 20 Discussion Page 5

this has the ten commandments and it is very good that we have it, it is so amazing that we have them that god made it with his own finger and how it was in a stone it is so overwhelming that is why i love my god he can impossible things that nobody else can do in this world

we need the commandments in our lives and we need to follow them to have everlasting life.

Shannon, I think that this verse is meant to show that God forbids the making of any graven image that represents any creature in His creation. If it does mean something specific, as you suggest, there could be some reference to Genesis 8:2: "The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained". And this reference mentions that at the time of Noah's drifting on the flooded Earth, God stopped the rain & the waters that came from below the Earth.

So, if there was some type of body of water under the Earth at that time, there may be some who believed in some 'mythical' creatures also in existence there, & which could be represented as idols on Earth. So God forbad the making of any image, whether real or imaginative. All speculation on my part, of course.

Water below the earth sounds like something we have no knowledge of still. He didn't say on the earth, he said below.

Does your son still not agree with pictures?

"He sent not another god but the word in the flesh" yes, I can grasp this very well.. it is an interesting concept in general but put this way, I can grasp now ..how and why Christ came to be ...

Thank you so much for your generosity, helping a stranger better grasp the word... very kind. : )

Sincerely,

Brooke

Very good information, thank you kindly.

Thanks for the info

Please, you took the time to share some knowledge with me, I am grateful.. mistakes are ok as we are all students of life ..

Very kind of you to share your time and I thank you..

Thank you, that was a very good explanation and it's very much appreciated..

Sincerely...

Brooke

Brooke, to iterate: God the Father did not send another god. He sent forth His Word, Who was then given flesh to be a man, to minister God's requirements for His people & also ultimately lay down His Life for them & us. But this concept is difficult to understand. E.g., in Gen 19:1, we read of two angels whom God sent to warn & protect Lot's family & to pronounce judgement to the people of Sodom. These angels were changed by God to be men of that day so they appeared as visitors to Lot. Heb 13:2 tells us "not to forget to (welcome) strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares". God can change a person or angel physically, so it should not be difficult to understand that He can send forth His Word thru prophets (as He did in the past to His people) but the Jews disobeyed & rejected it. Now He sends His Spoken Word out clothed in human flesh that they might have witness again of His Love & Patience & the result - the Jews put Him to death. Read an apt parable: Mt 21:28-46

Thank you, this is perhaps one of the easiest to understand and perhaps the truest, as far as I can see so far.

Thank you to those that took the time to help me understand why, after telling us to have no other god before him, he would send another god his son, for us to worship. Is the trinity the only biblical reference to this? I do love the Lord and Christ, I'm having difficulty understanding this that I have asked, and your input is very much appreciated.

Thank you so much.

I'm sorry as I got that commandment mixed up with the second commandment. It applies to graven images. The other thing I usually say is that to understand the Bible, it is always good to also talk to your minister or priest or leader of your church as then you can discuss it in more detail and get and give instant feed back. He generally has more experience in responding; and because of that, would not make mistakes like I do. I like that part of the second commandment so much; and it is so powerful;I simply over done it.

Your questions are not offensive and there is nothing wrong with learning the truth and hopefully you will accept things by faith as you learn. God commandment is to have no other Gods before him; and it is a power commandment visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourthgenerationof them that hate me;

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And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

He sent Christ to die for us and our sins. What do you mean was it a trick We know that it happened in fulfillment as it was predicted in full filament of prophecy; and there were witnesses etc...

Brooke, this is even difficult for mature Christians to fully understand, as God presents Himself in a way that is beyond the realm of our human understanding & experience. We believe that God is One God, but He, in His Power, sent forth His Word to Earth to fulfil His Will. This Word was made a man, Jesus, (see Jn 1:1-14) for the sole purpose to present God's Word to His people & to give His Life for them. Jesus would pay the price of their sin through death & resurrection, so by believing, the people would not have to be cast in hell as punishment. And, those who believed had help to live this new life, so were given God's Spirit. This is God's Fullness:Father, Son & Spirit: ONE God only.

Hello, because Jesus is God. JOHN 10:30

If God commands "thou shall have no other Gods before me", then why did he send Jesus Christ How do we know that it was not a trick

Thank you very much, I hope not to be offensive but to learn the truth.

That scripture NEVER said there should be no other god before or after me IN HEAVEN! There is NO mention of heaven! Read before you abuse the scripture its meaning! It is directing at those people who were making idols and worshipping them in mockery against God during Moses absence.

I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 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:

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;


Thank you Lord!

The ten commandments are my favorite thing to read on the Sabbath day(Saturday) and everyday before I go to bed.

When you curse and use God's name in it is one way

Thank you..this I truly believe also..

Galatians 4:10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. - Matthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

Matthew 5:33-35, - Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth, Revelation 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

On Exodus 20:8-11 the commentary says One day in seven is to be kept holy The 4th commandment says Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy, verse 10 says the 7th day is the sabbath. Don't be fooled into thinking that you can take just any day for the sabbath. God says a specific day 7th is to be kept holy.

GAZ-Yes, the law is still in effect today, Hebrews 13:8 God is the same yesterday, today and forever. Commandment 4 Exodus 20:8-11 is important and will come into play right before Jesus comes, man will enforce his law to worship on 1st day of wk Sunday but we are to worship God and be obedient to His laws and worship on 7th day of wk. Acts 5:29 better to obey God not man

It is unfortunate that the sin of the world pollutes even within churches as you may hear church staff and even pastors use God's name in vain as if the culture says it's ok so somehow God is now ok with it. Not true. I wouldn't dare say this. Exodus 20:7 and Matthew 12:36-37.

First: CALLING: Say a complete prayer always unless you were say in an imminent car crash, with just enough time to call on your heavenly Father " Jesus!", or " Oh God!"... On the other hand, it is profanity in vain if uttered out side of a prayer...i.e as an exclamation. Second: TAKING:Applies to " His people who are called by His name" ...must be true to their son-ship. Just my opinion

Amen brother.