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Sermons on Exodus (Page 2)

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The Mission of God in the Ten Commandments

The mission of God as seen in the Ten Commandments: As God set Israel free from slavery, He wanted to frame their public and private lives by introducing how relationship with Him and with others was to look like – you will only have one God, you will not have idols, you will not take His name in vain…. You will not murder, steal, commit adultery, want what is someone elses…

And as Israel would obey these commands in their (to use the words of Newbigin) public and private lives, they would be a light for the nations.
And so the Ten Commandments reflect the missional heart of God in the OT – the mission of God.

no other gods; commandments; idols; worship

Top ten commandments – Australian Idols

God is a jealous God, and He would have Israel to have no other gods before Him. Israel had lived under the influence of Egyptian life, customs, worship practices, culture and lifestyle for in excess of 400 years. God brings them to the foot of Mt Sinai and introduces the beginning of their detox program – their spiritual and communal realignment.
“Getting Israel out of Egypt and getting Egypt out of Israel.” Shepherd
In the Ten Commandments God is saying to redeemed Israel post Egypt – “This is how you will live, do relationships, live in community, worship, be my people, be a witness to the nations…”

no other gods; commandments; idols; worship

Top ten commandments

Top Ten Commandments: There’s was a movie released in Feb “God’s of Egypt” – $140 million action-adventure-fantasy starring Gerard Butler. It reportedly had something to do with the survival of mankind as an unexpected mortal hero gets to save the world against the merciless god of darkness. People in the ancient world, particularly Egypt, were…

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1_The top ten commandments

You will find the Ten Commandments, or the Dialogue, or the Ten Words in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5.
Remember back in the day when you could have an incinerator in the back yard? Besser bricks… Burn stuff… aerosol cans…
How about when you could go for ride on your bike without wearing helmet?
Remember when you could get your licence by going to police station and taking your local police officer for a drive around the block?Legislation – nanny state… Israel had been captives in Egypt for 400 years. Influenced in their ways, values, morals, worship, relationships by the Egyptians. Now God brings them together with Him at Mt Sinai, post their redemptive Exodus from Egypt, and He instructs them in their relationship with Him and in their relationships with each other.