Scripture Text: Exodus 20:1-3

Bryan Buck

Quotes for Reflection

Kevin D. Young, The Ten Commandments

The good news of law, C. S. Lewis once remarked, is like the good news of arriving on solid ground after a shortcut gone awry through the mud, muck, and mire. After fumbling about in the squishy, stinky mess, you’re relieved to finally hit something solid, something you can trust, something you can count on.

John Frame, Doctrine of the Christian Life

The document begins with God’s name: Yahweh, the Lord. As God so identified himself to Moses in Exodus 3: 14–15, so he now identifies himself in the direct hearing of all his people. This identification ensures, first, that the covenant is a personal relationship. 15 Ultimately, we are to ob ...