Message Notes

(I) A PROMINENT PHRASE

1. A solemn declaration

“I am the LORD your God” Leviticus 19:4

2. A significant phrase

a) In its implications

b) In its applications

(II) MEANING OF THE PHRASE

1. A declaration of the doctrine of God’s Lordship

2. A demand from all servants to submit to His Lordship

3. A deep application of Lordship

a) Israel

b) Levites

c) Individuals

(III) THE CONCEPT OF “PREMISE”

1. It offers the basis of an action

2. It offers a solid foundation for deeds

3. It offers a solid Biblical reason for God’s commandments

(IV) A SURVEY OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT (Leviticus 19)

1. To be holy (Leviticus 19:2a)

Premise: “I the LORD Your God is holy” Leviticus 19:2b

2. To revere parents and keep Sabbaths (Leviticus 19:3a)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:3b

3. To reject idolatry (Leviticus 19:4a)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:4b

4. Care and concern for the poor (Leviticus 19:9-10)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:10d

5. Command not to take God’s name in vain (Leviticus 19:12)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:12c

6. Ill-treatment of the weak and sickly forbidden (Leviticus 19:14)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:14d

7. Commandment not to harm neighbours (Leviticus 19:16)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:16c

8. Commandment to love neighbours (Leviticus 19:17-18)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:18d

9. Law concerning partaking of the fruit of the land (Leviticus 19:23-25)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:25c

10. Law forbidding abuse of the body (cuttings/ tattoos) (Leviticus 19:28)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:28c

11. Reverential regard for the Sabbath and the Sanctuary (Leviticus 19:30a)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:30b

12. Rejection of all occultic activities (Leviticus 19:31)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:31c

13. A special regard for the older generation (Leviticus 19:31)

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:31b

14. Love for “strangers” (Leviticus 19:33-34)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:34b

15. Command to practise honesty in business (Leviticus 19:35-36)

Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:36e

16. Command to observe all God’s statutes and judgments

Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:37b

(V) LESSON INTENDED

To practise Lordship seriously and consistently!