The Lord is the Only Lord!

Exodus 20.

As we approach the end of this series, I want to focus on just a few points of things that occurred after the escape from Egypt.

Probably the most known thing that occured was the presentation of the 10 commandments.

This is our topic today, though, we are not going to focus on the commandments themselves, that is a sermon for another day.

today we are going to look at some often missed information when it comes to those who believe Moses was more than a man.

vs. 1 starts 3 months after the exodus from Egypt.

The New International Version Chapter 20

And God spoke all these words:

2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery

Yes, we will briefly pause here.

It is important we realize the truth

Obviously God knew that many would get some of this wrong and that is why He continuously reiterated certain things.

verse one points out so all can know that God is the one who speaks these words

not moses

not aaron

not anyone else

God

Then we see again the reminder that He is the one who is the Lord

He is the one who brought them out of Egypt.

He is the one who brought them out of slavery

No one else gets or deserves the credit for this happening.

vs. 3

The New International Version Chapter 20

“You shall have no other gods before me.

4 “You shall not make for yourself an image 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 parents 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.

7 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

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 male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 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.

12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

15 “You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

7 times in these 15 verses the Lord is mentioned.

The way of life for the Israelites is being laid out here and the Lord is mentioned 7 times in this short spurt

It seems clear that He wanted them and us to recognize who is Lord.

Taking this into consideration, why would we every believe that it is Biblical in any way to make the claim that anyone else is Lord?

vs. 18

The New International Version Chapter 20

When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”

20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.

We can see here how terrified they were of God after the sharing of the 10 commandments.

there was thunder and lightning

blaring trumpet

and smoke

i think i might be scared too.

So they kept their distance and asked Moses to be the one to share things with them in stead of God Himself.

We see in Moses’ comment, that fear was a desired outcome by God.

But how can we do both?

don’t be afraid

fear God

What we need to understand is, when we are to fear God it doesn’t mean we need to be scared of Him as these Israelite were.

It means we are gripped by His greatness so much, that we hold Him in the Highest esteem and respect.

We take Him extremely seriously.

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So the reasoning is that the Israelites fear God and say no to sin

for us it is to praise God and say no to sin.

What are you saying yes to, and what are you saying no to?