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LESSON
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER "a
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
CBy E. o. SELLERS, Director of Evening
Department. The Moody Bible Institute.
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LESSON TExT-Ex 2o:12-21
GOLDEN TEXFssThou shalt love the
L1 a4s thy thy God. with an thy heart. and
s ssispGa4 and m Sish ~ ny mind and thy
Every commandment contained in
this second table of the law is condi-
toned upon and rooted in that which
Is commanded in the first table, and
all has been reiterated in the New
Testament.
v. The Fifth Commandment, v H.
The word honor while confined to
this commandment-the relation of
child to parents predicated upon
mans relation to God on the one
hand and on the other it flashes. it's
light upon every subsequent command.
Our duty to God is pre-eminent. If we
neglect or disregard Gods rights, the
rights of man will soon be lost sight
of. A due and proper regard for those
to whom we owe our being is our first
obligation and is here placed before
those laws that deal with our rela-
lions to outsiders. Respect, esteem,
obedience and support are all part
of that honor which is commanded,
see Prov. 1:S; Eph- 81 -3; Matt. 1916.
Notice also that woman's place is
1t is Paul who emphasizes the fact
that this is the first commandment
with PROMISE" and also that to neg
lect this duty is to invite punishment
(Eph- 6:2, 81. 1t is the business of the
child to honor the parent, no matter
what may be his character; he must
not sit in judgment. On the other
hand, the parent has an obligation to
the child, Eph GA.
Human Life Sacred.
vi. The Sixth Commandment, v. 10.
This is a revelation of the sacredness
of human life. God alone has the right
to take away or command to take
away, human life. One reason for this
is because we are made in his image,
Gen. 90.
VII. The Seventh Commandment, ".
IA. This commandment deals with
the sanctity of the married relation
and indicates the sacredness of parent
hood There is no other sin that so
speedily undermines human character
and overthrows families, tribes and
nations. 1t is the source Of or leads
to, every crime in the calendar. 1t de-
molishes the moral sense, wrecks the
body, brings hell of remorse, misery
and despair, and effectually bars man
from heaven, Cor. 6:1O, IL; Heb.
! 1874; Rev. 22:15.
VIII. The Eighth Commandment, ".
| IS. Here is statement which deals
with the sacred rights of possession.
To take that which rightfully belongs
to another is to steal. 1t does not
matter if it be done within the law
| by Withholding a just compensation
or by gambling, it is just the same,
| ~ u,
| The employe who steals his employ
| er's time, the buyer or the seller who
| cheats, lotteries in the church or out
| of it. these are forms of stealing in
+ that they take something without rem
dering just equivalent of value.
TX. The Ninth Commandment, v. 16.
| This commandment recognizes the
sacred rights of character and insists
upon absolute truth as a standard of
| judgment Reputation cannot be
! passed on from father to son; it is
much harder to secure than money
| and is far more valuable. Backbiting,
false SANDER are not compatible with
| love for your neighbor. To give wings
| to bit of scandal you have received
is to violate this law
The Most Severe.
x. The Tenth Commandment, v. IL.
| This is perhaps the most severe re-
| quirement of any in this second group
of laws. The man who keeps this will
readily and easily keep the four which
Immediately precede it. All desire for
those things that belong to another is
\ inconsistent with true love, and in the
| light of this law such desire. is sip,
yea, more, it is idolatry. Col 3:5.
Hard as it is there is, however, way
to observe it, viz. to love your neigh
Dor as yourself Such love will de-
sire that he shall have the best things
and consequently makes it impossible
for us to covet his possessions.
| The, effect(v. 49, upon the people of
his manifestation of Gods glory and
the giving of the law was that they
were filed with fear and besougfit
| Moses rather than God to speak with
them This is a commentary upon the
words of Paul just referred to, and
an Illustration of the need of the law
as a revelation of sin Moses respond
ed (v.12O) to their fear with words of
| assurance, and explained to them that
this fear was to prove them that they
should not sin
Life that is truly rooted in religion
expresses itself in morality of the
| highest type. Without right relations
with God we cannot expect that chill
! dren will properly honor their parents,
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