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1 God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the LORD* your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. * LORD or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh | Who is the God who brought Israel out of Egypt? |
3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. | What did God command about worshiping other gods or making idols? |
7 “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD* your God, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name. * LORD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh | What are the Israelites told not to misuse? |
| 8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 You shall labour six days, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; 11 for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy. | What special day are the Israelites commanded to remember and keep holy? |
13 “You shall not murder. 14 “You shall not commit adultery. 15 “You shall not steal. 16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour. | Which four commandments are given about how to treat other people? |
| 17 “You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbour’s.” | What are the Israelites told not to covet? |
| 18 All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance. 19 They said to Moses, “Speak with us yourself, and we will listen; but don’t let God speak with us, lest we die.” | How did the people react when they saw the thunder, lightning, and smoke? |
| 20 Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.” 21 The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was. | What did Moses tell the people about God’s purpose in appearing this way? |
| 22 The LORD said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. | What warning did God give about making gods of silver or gold? |
| 24 You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you. 25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it. 26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’ | What kind of altar did God say the Israelites should build for Him? |
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