New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-02-14
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
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LESSON
lBy Rev. p. B. FITZWATER. D.. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 16
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

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LESSON TExT-Exodus 2O:1-17.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart. and
with all thy soul. and with all by
strength. and with all thy mind. and thy
neighbor as thyself.-Luke 1927.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Ex. 10:
Low. BILLS, 1921; Matt. 5:l7-4s.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God gives his COM
mandments to Moses. Memory Verses-1
John as: Luke 1927.
JUNIOR TOPIc-Giving command
ments to the people. Memory Verses
Matt. 22:s7-O.
INTERMEDIATE 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. l. ~.
What he Is. Is embodied in the name
Jehovah.El Ohim. Jehovah" Is de-
rived from the Hebrew verb ito be-"
and sets forth three great truths: ~
His all-suficiency. (2) His sovereign
ty. (S) His undergraduates. (Heb.
10 :8). "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 e~njoins
the obligation Of single-hearted wor-
ship and service. 1t may be broken
by ~ living for ones self. If life's
activities center In self then n Is
an idolater. (2) Making pleasure the
goal Of living. (3) Being cOvetOus
(COl. $3.50. Every one who is greedy
for gold is an idolater. az Actually
worshipping idols.
u. The Second Commandment
eco 400.
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 (1) 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.
III. The Third Commandment
GOD.
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 to 60 unpublished him who uses
his name in a lying, hypocritical man.
ner. This commandment may be bro
ken by (1) profanity. (2) perjury, (3)
levity and frivolity, (4) hypocrisy,
which is protesting to live for God
yet living for self.
~. The Fourth Commandment
GO SID.
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, (2) 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,
(2) disobedience, (3) failure to give
proper care in old age.
VI. The Sixth Commandment
GO :13).
The sanctity of human life is due
to the fact that man wac created in
the likeness and image Of God. This
commandment may be broken by ~
sinful anger Matt. 5:22), (2) hatred
Il John 3:15), (3) neglect Of e to
preserve life, (4) oppression Of the
weak, (5) suicide. (6) infanticide
(7) unrighteOus wars.
WI. The Seventh Commandment
coo I'D.
The sin which strikes at the home
is most deadly, for 1t undermines the
whole human fabric. 1t may be bro
ken by ~ unclean imaginations.
thoughts, and affections Matt. Is 10
5:27, 2S), (2) unchaste conversation
and wantOn looks lisa. 3:18; 2 Peter
2:14, (3) divorce. which is for the
most part legalized adultery.
VII. The Eighth Commandment
(2O:15).
Many things are legally right but NOR
ally wrong. This commandment may
be broken by ny taking what belongs
to another. (2) false weights and
measures, (3) extortion. az usury.
(5) graft" (6) making assignments
to escape payment Of debts.
TX. The Ninth Commandment
GO :16).
The unfailing test of a mans re-
ligion is the use he makes Of his
tongue (James 1925; 1929. This
commandment may be broken by (1)
open lying. (2) perjury. go SANDER.
az t%alebearing. 90 breach Of prom
Use, (6) Withholding truth. "a fat
terry.
X. The Tenth Commandment
(20:1O.
- This commandment strikes at the
desire for things which belong to an.
other. 1t applies not merely to the