McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1919-02-14
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY is
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 20:1-17.
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength. and with all thy mind. and thy
neighbor as thyself.-Luke 1927.
ADDITIONAL MATER1ALl-Ex. 10;
Lev. BILLS, 1921; Matt. 5:17-4s.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God gives his COM
mandments to Moses. Memory verses-I
John as; Luke 1927.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Giying command
Matt 22:37-40
INTERMEDIATES ToPIC--Jesus and
the ten commandments.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
commandments in modern life.
The ten commandments furnish us
with the greatest moral code the
world has even seen. They are pre-
faced by a declaration Of what the
Lord is and what he does wv. i, ~.
What he is, is embodied in the name
Jehovah-Elohim. Jehovah" is de-
rived from the Hebrew verb ito be-"
and sets forth three great truths: ~
His all-sufficiency. ~ His sovereign
ty. (3) His undergraduates. sHeb.
1889. "Elohim". signifies the strong
and mighty one. He is the Almighty
Creator. What he did was their de-
liverance from Egyptian bondage.
The demands of the decalogue are
based upon this redeeming act Of de-
liverance. God always manifests his
power and love before he requires
reverence and obedience.
!. The First Commandment go :3).
"Thou shalt have no other gods be-
fore me-" Means literally, "Thou
shalt have no other gods before my
face" This commandment enjoins
the obligation Of single-hearted wOr-
ship and service. 1t may be broken
by ~ living for ones self. If LIES
activities center In self then one Is
an idolater. (2) Making pleasure the
goal of living. (3) Being covetous
tCol. 1863. Every one who is greedy
for gold is an idolater. az Actually
worshipping idols.
n. The Second Commandment
20:4-6).
While the first commandment Is d.
rected against false gods, the second
Is directed against the worship of the
true God under false forms. 1t can
be broken by ~ the use of images
In worship; (2) putting sinful man in
the place of Christ; (3) putting Gods
ordinances and institutions In the
place which he alone should have.
llI. The Third Commandment
COD.
The Hebrew word "vaiu" translated
means lying, deceptive, unreal. "Guilt.
less" Is from the word meaning clean,
unpublished. The meaning is that God
will not hold to be clean and will not
allow to 60 unpublished him who uses
his name in lying, hyrocritical man
ner. This commandment may be bro
ken by ~ profanity, (2) perjury, (3)
levity and frivolity, az hypocrisy,
which is processing to live for God
yet living for self.
w. The Fourth Commandment
GO BID.
The command to work six days is
as binding as to rest ON the seventh.
The resting one day In seven applies
to servants and horses as well as to
the man and his family. This COM
mandment may be broken by ~ liv-
ing In idleness, t2) working on the day
set apart for the worship Of God, (3)
engaging in carnal pleasures on the
Lords day.
v. The Fifth Commandment GO :12).
This commandment rests upon the
fact that parents stand to their chill
dren in the place of God. 1t may be
violated by ~ disrespect to parents,
t2) disobedience, (3) failure to give
proper care In old age.
VI. The Sixth Commandment
0:13).
The sanctity Of human life Is due
to the fact that man was created In
the likeness and image Of God. This
commandment may be broken by ~
sinful anger (Matt. 5:22). (2) hatred
II John 3:15), (8) neglect of means to
preserve life. az oppression of the
weak. (5) suicide, (6) infanticide
"a unrighteous wars.
VII. The Seventh Commandments
(20:14).
The sin which strikes at the home
Is most deadly. for It undermines the
whole human fabric. 1t may be bro
ken by ~ unclean imaginations,
thoughts, and affections Matt. $40 !;
6.27, 2S), (2) unchaste conversation
and wanton looks lisa. 3:16; 2 Peter
2.14, (3) divorce, which is for the
most part legalized adultery.
vii. The Eighth Commandment
0:15).
This strikes at the sin of theft.
Many things are legally right but NOR
ally wrong. This commandment may
be broken by ~ taking what belongs
to another, (2) false weights and
measures, (3) extortion, az usury.
(5) graft" (8) making assignments
to escape payment Of debts.
TX. The Ninth Commandment
(20:18).
The unfailing test Of a mans re-
ligion is the use he makes of his
tongue (James 1:26; 1929. This
commandment may be broken by ~
open lying, (2) perjury, (3) SANDER.
az talebearing, (5) breach of prom
| Use, (6) Withholding truth, 20 fat
terry.
X. The Tenth Commandment