49 occurrences

'Commandment' in the Bible

At the commandment of the Lord the Israelites would begin their journey, and at the commandment of the Lord they would make camp; as long as the cloud remained settled over the tabernacle they would camp.

Verse ConceptsSetting OutCamping During The ExodusGod's Orders

When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a number of days, they remained camped according to the Lord's commandment, and according to the Lord's commandment they would journey.

Verse ConceptsSeveral DaysCamping During The ExodusGod's Orders

At the commandment of the Lord they camped, and at the commandment of the Lord they traveled on; they kept the instructions of the Lord according to the commandment of the Lord, by the authority of Moses.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionSetting OutCamping During The ExodusGod's Orders

This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment of the Lord, by the authority of Moses.

Verse ConceptsFirst Actions

But Moses said, "Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the Lord? It will not succeed!

Verse ConceptsBreaking The Ten Commandments

Because he has despised the word of the Lord and has broken his commandment, that person must be completely cut off. His iniquity will be on him.'"

Verse ConceptsWord Of GodThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, "Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the Lord my God to do less or more.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGoldPalacesSilverSupplied With Money

If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak'?

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTGoldSupplied With MoneySpeaking The Word God Gives

Moses recorded their departures according to their journeys, by the commandment of the Lord; now these are their journeys according to their departures.

"This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.

Verse ConceptsFar From OneEasy Burdenslawcommandmentsimpossible

The Lord will deliver them over to you and you will do to them according to the whole commandment I have given you.

Verse ConceptsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.

Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfStealingDishonesty, Examples OfBreaking The CovenantIndividuals Who LiedUnder The Ban

Joshua read aloud every commandment Moses had given before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them.

Verse ConceptsForeignersChildren, needs ofTeaching ChildrenTraining Children

Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the Lord your God gave you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples Ofevil, believers' responses toStabilityThey Do Not Keep Commandssaul

But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin."

Verse ConceptsBook of the LawSins Of The FathersWritten In The LawDeath Of A Child

However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. A man must be executed only for his own sin."

Verse ConceptsBook of the Law

They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, according to the commandment of David and his son Solomon.

Then the servants of the king who were at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why are you violating the king's commandment?"

"Now, you priests, this commandment is for you.

Then you will know that I sent this commandment to you so that my covenant may continue to be with Levi," says the Lord who rules over all.

Verse ConceptsDesign Of MarriageCovenant Made At Sinai

"Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?"

Verse ConceptsGreat Things

He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NT

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hard hearts.

Verse Conceptsdivorce, amongst believersHardness Of Heart

Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstQuestioning ChristAnsweringFulfilling The LawGreat ThingsMoralityimportance

Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalLord's Day, TheOintment

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father."

Verse ConceptsResponsibility, Examples OfMiracles Of ChristPower Of Christ, ShownAuthority Of ChristForetelling Christ's DeathChrist Would RiseRelationship Of Father And SonThe Father's Activity Regarding ChristThe Surrendered lifeFree WillmyselfJesus Freely Giving His Life

And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Thus the things I say, I say just as the Father has told me."

Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Relation To FatherLife By God's WordThe Fathereternity

But sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of wrong desires. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessdesiresGreed, Condemnation OfSelf IndulgenceSpiritually DeadRight Time For The DevilEffect Of The LawCovetousnessOpportunity

and I died. So I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life brought death!

Verse ConceptsSpiritually DeadEffect Of The LawLife Through Keeping The Law

Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Absolutely not! But sin, so that it would be shown to be sin, produced death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstSin Producing DeathGood WordsEffect Of The LawFar Be It!Sin Produces DeathThe Entrance Of SinLegallaw

For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet," (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Verse ConceptsGreed, Believers' Response ToMurderSanctity Of LifeStealingCovetousness, Nature ofAcceptance, Of One AnotherConcisenessAvoid AdulteryDo Not MurderDo Not StealLove Your Neighbour!Eighth CommandmentLoving Yourself

Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have already heard.

Verse ConceptsBeginningBeginning Of SalvationOld ThingsChrist's Ordersa new beginningcommandments

On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, Deliverance FromLight, SpiritualMorningScripture, Purpose OfTheologySpiritual DawnThe Light Of ChristComing Out Of DarknessChrist's OrdersGod's Word Is True

But now I ask you, lady (not as if I were writing a new commandment to you, but the one we have had from the beginning), that we love one another.

Verse ConceptsBrotherly LoveChrist's OrdersLove Fellow Christians!Loving One Another

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