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The Commandments of God

Text: Deuteronomy 12
30 January 2018

THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD

1. The Ten Commandments   (Exodus 20:1-17; Deuteronomy 5:6-21)

2. Other Commandments

a) With reference to conquest of the land of Canaan

b) With reference to the practice of idolatry in the land

3. Key question

How are they related?

STATUTES AND JUDGMENTS

1. The Ten Commandments

a) The original

b) He added no more   (Deuteronomy 5:22)

2. The Statutes and Judgments

a) These arose from the practice of the Law

b) Sometimes situations and circumstances were difficult

c) These had to be brought to Moses   (Exodus 18:22)

d) Judgments and Statutes arose from these cases

3. The Command to keep the Statutes and Judgments

a) Implications: –

i) The people would have to be taught

ii) They must make an effort to learn more than just the basics

iii) They are also expected to keep the Law, the Statutes and the Judgments

b) The Ministry of Teaching

The priests and Levites, the Elders etc

c) Parents would have to teach their children   (Deuteronomy 6:20-25)

4. The Conquest of the Land of Canaan

a) Utter destruction of the places of worship of the Canaanites

b) All places of false worship

i) High mountains

ii) Hills

iii) Every green tree   (Deuteronomy 12:2)

c) All altars

i) Break down sacred pillars

ii) Burn wooden images

iii) Cut down the carved images

d) Names of the idols and places

To be destroyed

e) No worship of any idol

5. The Law behind this Statute/ Judgment

a) First Commandment

“I am the LORD your God…
You shall have no other gods before Me”   Deuteronomy 5:6-7

b) Second Commandment

“You shall not make any graven image”   Deuteronomy 5:8

NO BIBLE STUDY ON 5 February 2018
Ministry in Myanmar