In response to God’s 2nd Word, many questions were raised about the items and implements in the tabernacle.  Is God maybe not contradicting Himself by having these so-called “symbols” or “images” constructed as part of worship of Himself? I believe the answer is NO for the following three reasons. First, it was God Himself who designed all of these […]

“You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the water below the shoreline. You are not to bow down to them or serve them.”-Exodus 20:4-5 When God handed down His 2nd Word to Israel, it was a […]

“You are to have no other gods before me. You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the water below the shoreline. You are not to bow down to them or serve them for I, Adonai your God, am […]

“I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the abode of slavery.” -The 1st WORD of God (Exodus 20:2) Today we’re going to jump right into examining the 10 Words of God starting with the first one. Notice I’m not using the term “commandments” anymore. The reason is because […]

Over the last couple of days, I think I’ve amply demonstrated that the term “commandment” from the Hebrew DABAR really means “word”. If this is the case, how then should we re-think this notion drilled into us that these 10 Words are 10 “commandments”? Well, speaking as an American, I’d like to suggest that the Declaration […]