Hope Community Church
REFUEL Mid-Week Bible Study - February 6th, 2019
A casual, topical bible study to help "fill up your tank" in the middle of the week. Come as you are and dig deeper into the Word! • Hope's Coffee Café - coffee/tea bar in the foyer from 6:30-6:55 PM • Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids "Mid-Week Mania" (grades K-5th) provided
Locations & Times
Hope Community Church
1240 Jay St, Waterford Twp, MI 48327, USA
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Lesson 2:
Commandment #1
No Other Gods
(Exodus 20:1-3)
Key Question: What right does God have to place expectations (commandments) on us?
Summary of God's Mosaic covenant with Israel
Commandment #1
No Other Gods
(Exodus 20:1-3)
Key Question: What right does God have to place expectations (commandments) on us?
Summary of God's Mosaic covenant with Israel
Summary of God's Mosaic covenant with Israel
• It was Reasonable: Their attitude should be one of gratitude.
• It was Conditional: Their land and liberty were dependent on their loyalty to God.
• It was Personal: Their own ears heard God speak and deliver the Commandments.
• It was Reasonable: Their attitude should be one of gratitude.
• It was Conditional: Their land and liberty were dependent on their loyalty to God.
• It was Personal: Their own ears heard God speak and deliver the Commandments.
Commandment #1 No Other Gods
Commandment #1 No Other Gods
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God) » "before" = in opposition to or instead of
We are not to legitimize the existence, equality, or authority of false gods by...
• Speaking favorably about them.
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God) » "before" = in opposition to or instead of
We are not to legitimize the existence, equality, or authority of false gods by...
• Speaking favorably about them.
Commandment #1 No Other Gods
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
We are not to legitimize the existence, equality, or authority of false gods by...
• Speaking favorably about them.
• Bowing down before them.
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
We are not to legitimize the existence, equality, or authority of false gods by...
• Speaking favorably about them.
• Bowing down before them.
Commandment #1 No Other Gods
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
We are not to legitimize the existence, equality, or authority of false gods by...
• Speaking favorably about them.
• Bowing down before them.
• Yoking up with them.
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
We are not to legitimize the existence, equality, or authority of false gods by...
• Speaking favorably about them.
• Bowing down before them.
• Yoking up with them.
Commandment #1 No Other Gods
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
2. It de-emphasizes as our top priority everyone and everything else.
Rival = a person/thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority
Nothing is to rival our...
• Worship of God
» Exclusive worship of the Lord is an obvious corollary (something that naturally follows) to His incomparability. —ESV Study Bible note
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
2. It de-emphasizes as our top priority everyone and everything else.
Rival = a person/thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority
Nothing is to rival our...
• Worship of God
» Exclusive worship of the Lord is an obvious corollary (something that naturally follows) to His incomparability. —ESV Study Bible note
Commandment #1 No Other Gods
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
2. It de-emphasizes as our top priority everyone and everything else.
Nothing is to rival our...
• Worship of God
» Exclusive worship of the Lord is an obvious corollary (something that naturally follows) to His incomparability. —ESV Study Bible note
• Devotion to God
» Since God's character forms the basis of the covenant with His people, He demands absolute loyalty.
• Love for God.
» It is absolutely impossible to love everything/everyone equally. Only when we establish love for God as our top priority can we monitor our commitment.
God prioritized this command for two good reasons:
1. It established Monotheism, not Pluralism, as Israel's national standard. (Only one God)
2. It de-emphasizes as our top priority everyone and everything else.
Nothing is to rival our...
• Worship of God
» Exclusive worship of the Lord is an obvious corollary (something that naturally follows) to His incomparability. —ESV Study Bible note
• Devotion to God
» Since God's character forms the basis of the covenant with His people, He demands absolute loyalty.
• Love for God.
» It is absolutely impossible to love everything/everyone equally. Only when we establish love for God as our top priority can we monitor our commitment.