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  • Basic Rules for Just and Prosperous Societies- Exodus 20:13-17

    Basic Rules for Just and Prosperous Societies- Exodus 20:13-17

    Verses 13-17, the last five commandments in the decalogue, carry the same spirit as the first five. Why does God instruct a society not to permit murder within its borders? A society where people are permitted to kill one another without just cause cannot survive or prosper. Instead, for any society to live long and…

  • Do Not Take God’s Name in Vain- Exodus 20:7 (Daily Devotional)

    Do Not Take God’s Name in Vain- Exodus 20:7 (Daily Devotional)

    God instructs Israel not to take His name, Yahweh, in vain. The Hebrew word translated as “take,” here ((נסא, means to raise up, exalt, or carry—literally covering every way in which God’s name can be taken—merely spoken, used in praise, or carried as the name of a people (e.g. Israel, Christian). To do anything in…