Listen, Hear and Obey

Deuteronomy 5: 1 – And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

Hear O Christians – this call is still going forth for believers to listen, hear and obey.

The Israelites were to listen with a hearing that leads to obedience.
They were to listen attentively, to understand, heed and obey.
They were to learn the meaning of God’s laws and were to obey them. They were to have no other gods before Him.

Ten Commandments:
1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth.
3. Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God Am a jealous God.
4. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
5. Keep the Sabbath day - six day thou shalt labor, and do all thy work.
6. Honor thy father and mother.
7. Thou shalt not kill.
8. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
9. Thou shalt not steal
10. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

The first four commandments deal with our relationship to God.

The 5th - moves us from focusing on our relationship to God to focusing on our relationship with others (Mark 12:28-34).

The 6th – Reminds us that God is the giver of life and only He has the right to take it.

The 7th – Calls for sexual purity and the honoring of marriage as God’s appointed way.

The 8th – God is concerned with the way we treat others.

The 9th – God forbids all form of lying, whether on the witness stand in court or with friends and neighbors.

How are you doing with these commandments?