1. Title: Love Your Neighbor in the Ten Commandments (Part 3 of 3) Text: Exodus 20:12-17, Deuteronomy 5: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. By: Pastor Micah Adamson July 17, 2016
Exodus 20:17 (NIV84)
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2. The Commandments = Love
Commands 1-4: Love God (Exclusive) Commands 5-10: Love People (Universal) 2

3. The Ten Commandments # Exodus 20 (NIV84) 1
2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before Me. 2
4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Genesis 1:26-28

4. The Ten Commandments # Exodus 20 (NIV84) 3
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name. 4
8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Genesis 1:26-28

5. The Ten Commandments # Exodus 20 (NIV84) 5
12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 6
13 “You shall not murder. 7
14 “You shall not commit adultery. 8
15 “You shall not steal. 9
16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 10
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Genesis 1:26-28

6. Summary of the “Love God” Commandments:
1. No other gods but the real God (Only worship the real God) 2. No visual misrepresentations of the real God (Only worship the real God the right way) 3. No verbal misrepresentations of the real God (We call on God’s name/we’re called by God’s name) 4. No other masters but the real God (We must take & give time off to worship the real God) 6

7. Summary of the “Love your Neighbor” Commandments:
5. Respect authority & relationships (with your actions) 6. Respect life (with your actions) 7. Respect marriage & purity (with your actions) 8. Respect property (with your actions) 9. Respect truth & reputations (with your words) 10. Respect all of the above (with your heart) 7

8. Controversies
- How much continuity is there between the Old and New Testament? - Has the law always been internal? - How should the “love your neighbor” commandments be enforced? 8

9. Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV84)
5. Honor your Parents
Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV84)
12 “Honor your father and your mother, [as the Lord your God has commanded you] so that you may live long [and that it may go well with you] in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Honor: Is there disobeying that isn’t dishonor?
Parents: Why should we honor parents?
Promise: What does it mean to live long and prosper?
Genesis 1:26-28

10. Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17 (NIV84)
6. Don’t Murder
Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17 (NIV84)
Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:17 (NIV84)
13 “You shall not murder.
Murder: Is there killing that isn’t murder?
Genesis 1:26-28

11. Exodus 20:14 and Deuteronomy 5:18 (NIV84)
7. Don’t Commit Adultery
Exodus 20:14 and Deuteronomy 5:18 (NIV84)
14 “You shall not commit adultery.
Adultery: Is there sexual sin that isn’t adultery?
Genesis 1:26-28

12. Exodus 20:16 and Deuteronomy 5:20 (NIV84)
8. Don’t Steal
Exodus 20:16 and Deuteronomy 5:20 (NIV84)
15 “You shall not steal.
Stealing: Is there taking something that isn’t yours that isn’t stealing?
Genesis 1:26-28

13. Exodus 20:17 and Deuteronomy 5:21 (NIV84)
9. Don’t Lie
Exodus 20:17 and Deuteronomy 5:21 (NIV84)
16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
False Testimony: Is there lying that isn’t giving false testimony against your neighbor?
Lying: Is there lying that isn’t wrong?
Genesis 1:26-28

14. Connections between the First and Second Table of the Law
First Table
Second Table
1. You shall have no other gods before Me…
You shall not commit adultery
(Cheat on God)
You shall not make for yourself an idol…
(You shall not bow down to them or worship them.)
6. You shall not murder
(Destroy God's Image).
10. You shall not covet…
(Turn anything that belongs to your neighbor into an idol.)
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God…
You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor
(Use God's name to lie or hurt anyone else's name).
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy…
(You shall not do any work.)
You shall not steal
(You should work).
Honor your father and your mother… ? 14

15. Exodus 20:18 and Deuteronomy 5:22 (NIV84)
10. Don’t Covet
Exodus 20:18 and Deuteronomy 5:22 (NIV84)
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house [or land].
You shall not covet [set your desire on] your neighbor’s wife,
or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey,
or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Covet: Is there a way to want something without coveting it?
Not coveting: The glue that holds the Ten Commandments together and the key to explain them.
Genesis 1:26-28

16. 10. Don’t Covet
Ephesians 5:5 and Colossians 3:5 Greed = Idolatry OR Immorality, Lust, Evil Desires, and Greed = Idolatry

17. 10. Don’t Covet
Moves from Actions to Words to Thoughts/Feelings: 5. Honor your Parents (Action) 6. Don’t Murder (Action) 7. Don’t Commit Adultery (Action) 8. Don’t Steal (Action) 9. Don’t Lie (Word) 10. Don’t Covet (Thought/Feeling)

18. 10. Don’t Covet
Death Penalty in the OT for not Loving Your Neighbor 5. Honor parents Dt. 21:18–21, Ex. 21: Murder Ex. 21:12 7. Adultery Lev. 20:10 8. Theft Ex. 21:16 9. False Witness Dt. 18: Coveting N/A

19. 10. Don’t Covet
Mirror: Do you see any idolatry/coveting in your heart? Will you ask Jesus to clean it?