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Themes in Exodus 20
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Themes in Exodus 20

Exodus 20:1

Then God spoke all these words:

Exodus 20:2

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

Exodus 20:3

Do not have other gods besides Me.

Exodus 20:4

Do not make an idol for yourself, whether in the shape of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters under the earth.

Exodus 20:5

You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Exodus 20:6

but showing faithful love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commands.

Exodus 20:7

Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses His name.

Exodus 20:8

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:

Exodus 20:9

You are to labor six days and do all your work,

Exodus 20:10

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the foreigner who is within your gates.

Exodus 20:11

For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and declared it holy.

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 20:13

Do not murder.

Exodus 20:14

Do not commit adultery.

Exodus 20:15

Do not steal.

Exodus 20:16

Do not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Exodus 20:17

Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Exodus 20:18

All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance.

Exodus 20:19

“You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.”

Exodus 20:20

Moses responded to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, so that you will fear Him and will not sin.”

Exodus 20:21

And the people remained standing at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 20:22

Then the Lord told Moses, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
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Exodus 20:23

You must not make gods of silver to rival Me; you must not make gods of gold for yourselves.

Exodus 20:24

“You must make an earthen altar for Me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats, as well as your cattle. I will come to you and bless you in every place where I cause My name to be remembered.

Exodus 20:25

If you make a stone altar for Me, you must not build it out of cut stones. If you use your chisel on it, you will defile it.

Exodus 20:26

You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.
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