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Exodus 20:1-3 NIV

And God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me.

The Preamble

Exodus 20:2 NIV I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt,

out of the land of slavery.

God Deserves First Place Because

I am the

LORD

God Deserves First Place Because

I am the

LORD

Exodus 3:14 NIV God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

God Deserves First Place Because

I am the

LORD

I am … your God

God Deserves First Place Because

I am the

LORD

I am … your God

Who brought you out

God Deserves First Place Because

I am the

LORD

I am … your God

Who brought you out

God's arguments

haven't changed

The Command

Exodus 20:3 NIV “You shall have no other gods before me.”

Gods that Vie for our Affections1 John 2:16 NIV For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world.

Gods that Vie for our Affections1 John 2:16 NIV For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world.

Exodus 34:14 NIV Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Practical Counsel

You (and I) Need to:

Rethink carefully the end of all

other affections

You (and I) Need to:

Rethink carefully the end of all

other affections

Recall specifically the deeds of the Almighty on our

behalf

Psalms 106:6-22 NIV

We have sinned, even as our fathers did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, to make his mighty power known.

Psalms 106:6-22 NIV

He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; he led them through the depths as through a desert. He saved them from the hand of the foe; from the hand of the enemy he redeemed them. The waters covered their adversaries; not one of them survived. Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

Psalms 106:6-22 NIV

But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his counsel. In the desert they gave in to their craving; in the wasteland they put God to the test. So he gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them. In the camp they grew envious of Moses and of Aaron, who was consecrated to the LORD.

Psalms 106:6-22 NIV

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it buried the company of Abiram. Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked. At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass.

Psalms 106:6-22 NIV

They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.

You (and I) Need to:

Rethink carefully the end of all

other affections

Recall specifically the deeds of the Almighty on our

behalf

Relate personally to YHWH as your

God

You may know the commands, but do you know

the Commander?