Calendar

THE TWO TABLES OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (II)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
Deuteronomy 5:1-21

Psalm 119:137-144

 

“Thy word is very pure:

therefore thy servant loveth it.”

 

THE TWO TABLES OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (II)
 
The Catechism gives a clear exposition of these commands. When we love God we will not worship other gods or represent Him with images nor will we take His name in vain. We will also keep His day holy. (The Lord’s Day is the Christian’s day of rest, i.e. Sabbath. Since the resurrection of Jesus, the Christian’s Sabbath is the first day of the week.) Only works of piety, necessity and mercy may be done on the Lord’s Day.
 
The second table of the Commandments: These are the commands as they appear herein:
 
V. Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
 
VI. Thou shalt not kill.
 
VII. Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
 
VIII. Neither shalt thou steal.
 
IX. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
 
X. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
 
The prohibitions of these commands are also requirements to do what is implied. Honour to parents is showing love for them. Not killing also implies the requirement of preserving our neighbour’s life and also the sustaining of the sanctity of our neighbour. We will also respect his property and speak the truth at all times. The breaking of the last command is a sin of the heart and one needs to be watchful.
 
THOUGHT: Covetousness is the mother of all sins.
PRAYER: Father, may I keep my heart clean in obedience to Thy commandments.

Search