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Exodus 20:1-26

Contents: Ten commandments delivered to Moses at Sinai.

Characters: God, Moses.

Conclusion: A holy and righteous God has holy and righteous standards. Those who love God will constantly endeavor to live as He requires, enabled by the Holy Spirit.

Key Word: Commands, Exodus 20:6.

Strong Verses: Exodus 20:3-17.

Striking Facts: Law proposes life and righteousness as the end to be attained by keeping it, but proves at the outset that man is in a state of death (Romans 5:20; Romans 7:7; Romans 7:13; Romans 3:20). Life and righteousness cannot come by that which only curses, but only through the grace of God in Christ.

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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