Read Exodus 20:1-26 at Bible Gateway.
The Teaching Tools of Scripture
Genesis 1:1-2:3, The Teaching Tools of Scripture, part one and part two
Genesis 6, And the Strong Themes Teaching Tool
Genesis 1:1-6:8, Finding the Topic Themes of Scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
20:1 {s} And God spoke all these words, saying
20:2-6 {s} Israel shall have no gods before YHVH
20:7 {p} Israel shall not take the name of YHVH in vain
20:8-11 {s} Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart
20:12 {s} Honor your father and mother
20:13 {s} You shall not murder
20:14 {s} You shall not commit adultery
20:15 {s} You shall not steal
20:16 {s} You shall not bear false witness
20:17a {s} You shall not covet your neighbor’s house
20:17b {p} You shall not covet anything that is your neighbor’s
20:18-21 {s} The fear of God prevents us from sinning (breaking commandment)
20:22-26 {p} Explanation of ‘Have no gods before Me.’
Strong themes of the parashah
19:1-20:7 {sx3+p} Marriage covenant: how YHVH has loved us + how we love YHVH
20:8-17 {sx7+p} The commandments of God (how we love ourselves and others)
20:18-26 {s+p} The fear of God helps us keep His commandments
Exodus 20:1-26 Chiastic structure
Download the fully expanded Exodus 20:1-26 Triennial Vayedaber Elohiym chiasm pdf (Coming …).
Theme of the parashah
YHVH spoke His commandments for Israel with an audible voice from heaven.
Finding Messiah in Triennial Vayedaber Elohiym
Moses received the tablets of the testimony, upon which were engraved the Ten Commandments, the Law of God. Let’s remember that Yeshua is the Living Torah:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Joh 1:1
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. Joh 1:14
The Living Torah is full of grace and truth. How can the written Torah be less, when understood and applied properly? It cannot be. Moreover it is by this Torah that Yeshua judges the earth.
“Not everyone who says unto Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and in Your name have cast out demons, and in Your name done many wonderful works?’ And then will I profess unto them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who work Law-lessness!’ Mat 7:21-23
I will declare the decree: YHVH has said unto Me, ‘You are My Son, this day have I begotten You. Ask of Me, and I shall give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ Psa 2:7-9
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. Isa 11:4
Just judgment, in chapter 18, and the Law by which judgment is made, in chapter 20, surrounds the love of Yeshua for His Bride, expressed by the marriage contract, in chapter 19. Love is the heart of the Law.
Additional readings for this parashah
No Psalm this week | Isa 61 (my notes) | Heb 12 (my notes)
Studies in Triennial Vayedaber Elohiym
Exodus 19, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 19:1-20:7, Strong theme
Exodus 20, Bible for Beginners
Exodus 20:1, And God spoke
Exodus 20:2-3, The 1st commandment
Exodus 20:4-6, The 2nd commandment
Exodus 20:7, The 3rd commandment
Exodus 20:8-11, The 4th commandment
Exodus 20:12, The 5th commandment
Exodus 20:13, The 6th commandment
Exodus 20:14, The 7th commandment
Exodus 20:15, The 8th commandment
Exodus 20:16, The 9th commandment
Exodus 20:17, The 10th commandment
The Ten Commandments index of studies
Exodus 20:8-17, Strong theme
Exodus 20:18-21, Chiastic structure
Exodus 20:22-26, Chiastic structure
Exodus 20:22-26, Hebrew roots
Exodus 20:18-26, Strong theme
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | EXODUS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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