Exo. 20:3-7. The three first commandments. The first commandment respects the object of worship; and especially forbids those things in worship that are against _God the Father._ The second commandment respects the means of worship; and especially forbids those things in worship that are against _Go... [ Continue Reading ]
Exo. 20:4. "Any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above" - _i.e., _ the likeness of sun, moon, or stars, or any bird; [or "that is in the earth beneath"] - _i.e.,_ of any man, woman, beast, or creeping thing; [or "that is in the water under the earth"] - _i.e., _ any fish. This interpretation... [ Continue Reading ]
Exo. 20:8. "Remember." This expression "remember" was probably the rather used because this was not the first institution of the Sabbath; it had been too much forgotten, especially while the children of Israel were in Egypt. The sabbath had also been renewedly commanded (chap. 16). God here charges... [ Continue Reading ]
Exo. 20:24, 25, 26. "An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me - And if thou wilt make an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it: neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar." These rules have respect to what was to be... [ Continue Reading ]