Exodus 20:16, 17
16 “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Deuteronomy 5:20, 21
20 ‘You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
21 ‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’
Context
- How do the last 2 commands connect to the others? (Mark 12:31, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14)
Reflection
- Why is truth so important? (Leviticus 19:11, 12, Deuteronomy 19:15, Zach 8:16, Psalm 51:6, 101:5, Proverbs 6:16, 12:17, 20, 22, Jeremiah 17:9, titus 1:2)
- What are the many ways we lie? (Genesis 27:35, Proverbs 11:13, 14:5, 17:9, Jeremiah 14:14, Matthew 5:37, 15:16)
- What is covetousness? (Deuteronomy 7:25, Micah 2:1, 2, Matthew 13:33, Luke 12:15, James 4:2)
- How is the 10th commandment a summary of the Commandments? (Matthew 15:19, Romans 7:7, 13:9, Ephesians 4:22)
Testimony Time
- How can my life be marked by Truth? (Psalm 146:6, Proverbs 26:20, Isaiah 53:9, John 8:32, 14:6, 17:17, Ephesians 4:16, 24, Revelation 14:5)
- Is there anything I desire more than Jesus? (Matthew 6:19-21, Mark 8:36, Luke 12:21, 22, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Philippians 3:10, Colossians 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:6, Hebrews 13:5)