Youth Bible Study 2009

The Ten Commandments

“You Shall Have No Other God’s Before Me”

Background Particulars
-The law…Rules to follow…The law came in the time of Moses, before Jesus Christ, therefore, before the
gospel as we know it. It was these commandments that guided the Christian life.
-10 commandments (rules) that encompasses every ethical decision to be made…this is done with a broad
and narrow approach….discuss later
-Written by GOD HIMSELF as a guide for His people…shows God’s character and love for His people

10 Commandments
Duty to God…First Four Love Your God

Parallels Matthew 22:36-40

Duty to man…Remaining Six Love Your Neighbor

Personal Thoughts.

Christians are told all their lives to live according to the ____________. If you or someone

has a question, then you or they are told that they should your ______________ and see what the

_______________ has to say. But where do you look and how can everything be in there. The

____________ doesn’t have topics on politics, modern science or movies and it can’t tell me if watching

a rated R movie is bad….or can it? Most don’t know it but when they say read your Bible ___________

they really should day study the ________________ for these give an account for EVERY ethical

decision that you can or need to make.

Broad and Narrow

All Ethics (applied theology) Can Be split Into 10 Commandments.
All one needs is the 10 Commandments to make proper biblically sound decisions.

Narrow Meaning _______________________

Honor Your Father and Your Mother

Broad Meaning _________________________

So What Does This Mean
God did not give just 10 rules to follow…He gave an ethical system to study and adhere to.
Man LOVES rules and structure
People in same seats on Sundays
You have to write a paper or project you have never done before
Start something new (school, career, job) rules tell you what to expect and how to study
 “You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me”

What is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear or read this commandment?

Narrow Meaning (Author’s Intent) ______________

Your Shall Have No Other God’s Before Me
Broad Meaning (God’s Intent) __________________
Narrow Meaning
Baal
Moloch Broad Meaning
Chemosh
Astarte The forbidding of any competition at all with the true god for our allegiance, obedience,
Zeus and affection. The first commandment is a matter of LORDSHIP. We should recognize
Hera that God is Lord of all things and that therefore he will tolerate no rivals…..HE IS A
Apollo SUZERAIN!!!! Pg 409

What could some implications of the BROAD MEANING be? What could take one’s allegiance?

_______________, _______________, _______________, _______________, ___________________

Qualities in First Commandment

Love
-Jesus says that loyalty to him is a higher obligation than loyalty to your parents..Matt 10:34-37
-Jesus should be more important to us than our own lives…Matt 16:24-27….Phil 3:7-8
-Story of the Rich Young Ruler….Matthew 19
Separation
The first commandment implies a teaching of separation, of exclusion, of denial…It tells man to
say no….but what are we suppose to say no to?
False Gods-Narrow teaching from above
God-Substitutes
Our own power………………...Hab 1:11
Money………………………….Matt 6:24
Possessions…………………….Luke 12:16-21
Politics………………………….Dan 2:21
Pleasure and Entertainment……..2 Tim 3:4
Food …………………………Phil 3:19
What the First Commandment Deals With In Modern Day
The Occult
One must know something about the claims of the wicked, even in order to reject those
claims and to expose them to the Christian public for what they are…..2 Cor 2:11
Secret Societies
False Religion in Church
In my view, the breakdown of the one, true church of the apostles into a plethora of
denominations testifies to the vast extent of sin in the church. For when people leave one
denomination to start another, sin is always involved, either in those who leave or in those
who force them to leave or more likely on both sides.