The Red Cloud chief., 1919-02-13
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 16
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
Lesson TENT-ENodus Milf.

LESSON TEXT-Exodus @:I.iI
GOLDEN T~EXT-Luke 1921.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI-Ex. 10:
Lev. % HIS. q. SO; Matt. 517-S.
PRIMARY TOPlC-God gives his corn.
mandm"uts to Moses. Memory Nerses-I
John iN. Luke LOT.
JUNIOR TOr1C-Giving command
mcnts To the people. Memory Verses
Matt g- Sc 10.
INTERMEDIATES TopIC-Jcsus and
the ten commandments.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOr1C-The
commandments In modern life.
The ten commandments furnish us
the worlds greatest moral code.
J.. The First Commandment Cos -.
'Ihuu shalt have no other gods he
fore mo" Means literally, "rhou
Shalt have no other gods before my
face This commandment cnioins
the obligation of singlC-hcartCd wor-
ship and service. 1t may be broken
by CD living for ones self. If life's
activities center in self then one Is
an idulatcr. (2) Making pleasure the
goal of living. CD Being covctols
(COl. 800. Every one who is greedy
for gold is an idolatcr. ca Actually
worShippIng idols.
". The Second Commandment
(2O:lG).
While the first commandment Is d.
rcctcd against false gods, the second
is directed against the worship Of the
true God under false forms. II can
be broken by CD 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.
~. The Third Commandment
(20:O.
The Hebrew word vain" 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unpublished.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allow 10 go unpublished him who uses
his name in Il lying, hypocritical man
ner. This commandment may be bro
ken by Q profanity. GU perjury, CD
levity and f%rivolity, (4) hypocrisy,
which is processing to live for G@d
yet living for self.
w. The Fourth Commandment
GO SID.
The command to work six days Is
rs 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 l) liv-
ing In idlencss, (2) working on the day
set apart for the worship of God, CD
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 (1) disrespect to parents,
CO. disObedience, CD failure to give
proper care I'm old age.
VI. The Sixth Commandment
cobb.
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
q John 3:15), (3) neglect of means to
preserve life, (4) oppression of the
weak, (5) suicide, (6) infanticide
60 unrighteous wars.
WI. The Seventh Commandment
(2O:14).
The sin which strikes at the home
is most deadly, for it undermines the
whole human fabric. 1t may be bro
ken by Q) unclean i%maginations,
thoughts, and affections Matt. Is 10
5:27, 2S), (2) unchaste conversation
and wanton looks Elsa. 3:16; 2 Peter
2:14, (3) divorce, which Is for the
most part legalized adultery.
VII. The Eighth Commandment
(2O:15).
This strikes at the sin of theft.
Many things are legally right but NOR
ally wrong. This commandment may
be broken by (1) taking what belongs
to another, (2) false weights and
measures, (3) extOrtion. (4) usury,
go graft" (6) making assignments
to escape payment of debts.
TX. The Ninth Commandment
coo 100.
Inc unfalllnS test or Il mans re-
ligiOn Is the use he makes Of his
tongue DANES 1926; 1929. This
commandment may be broken by "a
open lying, (2) perjury, CD SANDER
% talebearing, (5) breach of prom
Use, (G) Withholding truth, 60 fiat.
terry.
X. The Tenth Commandment
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This commandment strikes at the
desire for things which belong to an
other. 1t applies not merely to the
open violation, but to the very pur
pose of the heart.
Religion Worth Haying.
A religion that cannot be brought
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