Peace treaties and home mortgages are ratified by signatures of the parties involved. Marriages are ratified by vows spoken before witnesses. The point is the same: promises are made and solemnly sealed. Then the work of promise-keeping begins. A marriage, as it were, was begun between God and
In this passage Israel learns that God is much more than the God of food, water, military victories and natural calamities. The people learn that belonging to God commits them to his moral standards. The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) – sermon by Pastor Josh Provow form the Covenant and
Temptation, by its very nature, feels wrong. God’s moral law is written in the heart of every human being, and when a sinful temptation is introduced, our consciences immediately sense danger. However, the temptation itself is not the sin. Jesus was tempted, but He never sinned. Sin occurs when