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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

Ten Commandments Wk4

Second Command                              Exodus 20:4-6 
•        The First Commandment is to Worship the Right God
•        The Second Commandment is to Worship the Right God in the Right Way 
•        The Explanation of Idolatry
•        The Rule
•         Don’t Make Any Idols
•        graven images-Crafted by a Tool
•        likeness… in heaven…earth…water-Everywhere
•        not bow down…nor serve them- Forbids Making Things to Serve as Objects of Worship
•        The Israelites Had Been Living with the Egyptians
•        The God of Israel Refused to be Represented in the Image of Any of His Creatures (Is 44:14-20 & Jer 10:3-5) 
•        What is the Process By Which an Idol Becomes a god?
•        The True God is Spirit and Unseen
•        Let’s Make it Easier to Remember by a Little Image
•        Over Time, the Image Ceases to Represent God and Takes the Place of Him 
•        What Is the Attractiveness of an Idol?
•        Guaranteed Presence
•        Selfish Advantage
•        Easy Obligations
•        Convenient Locations (1 Kgs 14:23)
•        Normal Practice in the Ancient World
•        Pleasing to the Senses 
•        The Reason
•        God Forbids Idolatry Because of His jealousy
•        We Usually Define Jealousy as: Envy or the Desire to Get Something That Belongs to Another
•        A Holy Jealousy is One that Guards Someone’s Rightful Possession
•        God Wants us to Worship Him in a Way Worthy of His Honor 
•        The Warning
•        God Doesn’t Punish an Innocent Generation for Sins of a Former Generation (Deut 24:16)
•        of them that hate me -They Are Not Innocent!
•        God’s Determination to Punish Successive Generations for Continuing to Commit the Same Sins Learned from their Parents
•        The Children and Grand-children of Idolaters Start in Life Under Disadvantages  
•        The Promise
•        shewing mercy unto thousands-Great Contrast Between 3 to 4 and Thousands
•        love me- Not Emotion, But Loyalty 
•        Idolatry Applied to Today
•        Like Each of God’s Laws, the Second Commandment is Also Spiritual
•        God Wants to Be Heard Not Seen (Rom 10:17)
•        Idolatry is When Means Become Ends
•        Idolatry Substitutes the Thing Seen for the Person

 

Published Feb 07 2010, 01:08 PM by jbarch

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