Unto thousands] i.e. unto a thousand generations, as in Deuteronomy 7:9. it is implied here that God's mercy in rewarding righteousness infinitely transcends His anger in punishing the sinful. The consequences of righteousness are more enduring and farreaching than those of iniquity.
Verse Exodus 20:6. _AND SHOWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS_] Mark; even those who love God and keep his commandments _merit_ nothing from him, and therefore the salvation and blessedness which these enjoy...
The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandmen
CHAPTER 20 THE COVENANT REVEALED _ 1. The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1)_ 2. Jehovah's gracious provision (Exodus 20:18) This law covenant is now stated. It was given three times. First orally here,...
EXODUS 20-24, 34. THE CODES IN EXODUS. Recent study has by many converging lines of argument, based on subject matter, choice of words, relation to the context, idiomatic phrasing, comparison with the...
SHOWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS. To the thousandth generation. To them that hate God the consequences of iniquity extend to the third and fourth generation, but to them that love him his mercy extends t...
_visiting_…, _and_ DOING …] a further definition of Jehovah's ethical character, as displayed in His attitude towards sin and goodness, respectively. The definition is based (Di.) upon Exodus 34:7 (cf...
_unto thousands, of them_, &c. i.e. not thousands _consisting of_them that love me, but (notice the comma added in RV.) thousands BELONGING to them that love me (Heb. _le_, just as in _v._5, properly...
The _second_commandment, against image-worship. The prohibition is general; and includes both images of Jehovah, who, as a spiritual Being, cannot be represented by any material likeness (see the deve...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 20 AND GOD SPAKE ALL THESE WORDS, SAYING, (2) I am Je-ho-vah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of E-gypt, out of the house of bondage. (3) Thou shalt have no ot...
_THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANY THING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR THAT IS IN THE EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT IS IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH:_ Thou shalt not make u...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 20 GOD’S TEN *COMMANDMENTS – VERSES 1-17 V1 God spoke all these wor...
SHEWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS. — Rather, _to the thousandth generation,_ as is distinctly expressed in Deuteronomy 7:9. God’s mercy infinitely transcends His righteous anger. Sin is visited on three, o...
וְ עֹ֥֤שֶׂה חֶ֖֨סֶד֙ לַ אֲלָפִ֑֔ים לְ אֹהֲבַ֖
THE “TEN WORDS” SPOKEN AT SINAI Exodus 20:1 The Law was given by the disposition of angels, through the medium of Moses. See John 1:17; Acts 7:53. It tells us, not what God is, for that is only shown...
Here we have the Ten Words of the moral Law. They are introduced by a proclamation of God concerning Himself: first as to His name, "I am Jehovah"; second, as to His relation to them, "thy God"; and,...
And shewing mercy unto (e) thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. (e) So ready is he rather to show mercy than to punish....
These verses contain the second commandment, in which the ordinances of divine worship are pointed out, the prohibition of all creature adoration, and the reasons on which the worship of God alone is...
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23. But having thus terminated the course of grace, the scene changes entirely. They do not keep the feast on the mountain, whither God, as He had...
AND SHOWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT LOVE ME,.... And show their love by worshipping God, and him only, by serving him acceptably with reverence and godly fear, by a cheerful obedience to all...
_And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments._ Ver. 6. _Unto thousands._] Of succeeding generations. Personal goodness is profitable to posterity. And this promise...
Exo. 20:3-7. The three first commandments. The first commandment respects the object of worship; and especially forbids those things in worship that are against _God the Father._ The second commandmen...
The first commandment is concerning the _object of our worship, Jehovah_, and him only: _Thou shalt have no other gods before me_ The Egyptians, and other neighbouring nations, had many gods, creature...
1 The ten Commandements. 18 The people are afraid. 20 Moses comforteth them. 22 Idolatrie is forbidden. 24 Of what sort the Altar should be. 1 AND God spake all these words, saying, 2 [NOTE: Deut...
and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me and keep My commandments. The Lord's holiness and righteousness demands that He visit the sinners with His punitive justice, but He takes far grea...
THE DECALOGUE...
SECOND SECTION The Threefold Law of the Covenant for the Covenant People on the Basis of the Prophetic, Ethico-religious Divine Law of the Ten Commandments. Historical Prophecy Exodus 20-31 A. THE T...
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (vs.1-17) Before God gives the ten commandments, He makes is abundantly clear that Israel's obedience to law had nothing to do with God's previous grace toward them in delivering...
3-11 The first four of the ten commandments, commonly called the FIRST table, tell our duty to God. It was fit that those should be put first, because man had a Maker to love, before he had a neighbo...
UNTO THOUSANDS, to wit, of their generations, i.e. for ever; whereas his punishment extended only to three or four of them: so far is God's mercy exalted above his justice. Compare PSALMS 103:17. THEM...
It is of the utmost importance to understand the true character and object of the moral law, as set forth in this chapter. There is a tendency in the mind to confound the principles of law and grace,...
Exodus 20:6 showing H6213 (H8802) mercy H2617 thousands H505 love H157 (H8802) keep H8104 (H8802) commandments...
Exodus 20:1. _And God spake all these words saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me._ God...
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...
Exodus 20:1. _God spake all these words._ In compassion to man, and the increasing weakness of human traditions, it has pleased the infinitely wise and Holy One to renew the evidences of revelation at...
_Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them._ THE LAW OF WORSHIP I. A revelation of the will of God. 1. What is forbidden is not the culture of the plastic arts, but their abuse in fur...
EXODUS 20:1 Covenant Words and Rules. This section records what will later be referred to as the “Book of the Covenant” (Exodus 24:7) and includes: the Ten Commandments ...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 20:4 YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELF A CARVED IMAGE. The Lord commands Israel not to craft an image of anything in HEAVEN or EARTH for worship. This is because t
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 20:5 A JEALOUS GOD. God the Creator is worthy of all honor from his creation. His creatures are functioning properly only when they give him the honor and worship that he deserve...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 20:4_ THE SECOND COMMANDMENT The Being and Spirituality of God seem to be among the most simple ideas of which the human mind is susceptible; and yet they h...
EXPOSITION THE DELIVERY OF THE MORAL LAW. Every necessary preparation had now been made. The priests, as well as the people, had "sanctified themselves." A wholesome dread of "breaking" through the fe...
And God spake these words, saying (Exodus 20:1), Now the people said, "All that the Lord commands, we will do." All right this is what the Lord has spoken. Now these are the commandments of God. I am...
shewing Deuteronomy 4:37 Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 7:9 Jeremiah 32:39...
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Exodus 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory to this study we wish to answer some statements relative to the Christian and the Law. 1. SAINTS ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW FOR SALVA...
BREAKING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Exodus 20:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have today a study on the Ten Commandments. These Commandments were written upon two tables of stone. The first four, written on one...