Good Morning. "Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it." (Exodus 20:26) This prohibition was spoken in regard to the altar of sacrifice meaning that, instead of steps, the top of the altar was to be reached by means of a...

Good Morning. "An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you. And if you make Me an altar...

Good Morning. Then the Lord said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.'" (Exodus...

Good Morning. "So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was." (Exodus 20:21) It seems simple enough: while the people chose to keep their distance, Moses chose to draw near unto God. However, there might be more to this than what...

Good Morning. "And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.” (Exodus 20:20) In response to the panic that stuck many of the people assembled at the foot of the mountain, Moses...

Good Morning. "Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” (Exodus 20:19) Before we move on to other verses, I felt it was important to make this last observation about Israel's request for God to stop...

Good Morning. "Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” (Exodus 20:19) As I shared yesterday, it is very typical for people to say whatever they need to say in order to get themselves out of an...

Good Morning. "Then they said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” (Exodus 20:19) It is very important to notice the reason given by the people for requesting that God stop speaking directly to them -- they...

Good Morning. “Now all the people witnessed the thundering, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood afar off.” (Exodus 20:18) That God appeared to them in this manner is to...

Good Morning. “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.” (Exodus 20:17) To “covet” is to long for possession of...

Good Morning. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16) The previous three commands address wrongs that we should not commit against our fellow man by actual deed. This command addresses the wrongs we are not commit against our brother...

Good Morning. “You shall not steal.” (Exodus 20:15) In my view there are only a few things more vile than a thief. To take someone’s property and belongings is to steal the fruit of their ambition and hard work. And so when you think of it that way, to steal from...