The 10 Commandments
Do Not Murder
This morning we’re covering the 6th commandment - Do not murder.
The 10 words - Written in Stone. succinctness of 6,7,8 (2 Hebrew words)
Genesis 9:5-7
Laws must be just--he who murders another forfeits his own life
Deuteronomy 19:4-13 Cities of Refuge
Dt 19:6,12 - avenger of blood? – ga’al, kinsman redeemer
Dt 19:12 - elders
Dt 19:4-5 - without malice aforethought
Dt 19:10,13 - innocent blood > pollute the land
Dt19:15-21 - Witnesses, judges, thorough investigation
Genesis 9:5 giving an accounting for the life of another
Gen 4:9 - “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Mt5:21-24 - Jesus on murder - Messiah bringing new Torah
Lv19:16-18 - don’t hate your neighbor in your heart
Deut 22:8 - Build a parapet around your roof
Genesis 9:7 be fruitful and multiply
* - Heart of the commandment - LIFE!
If we love our neighbor we don’t take our neighbor's life, we don't hate our neighbor in our heart, we do look out for our neighbor's life. May we be fruitful and multiply, increasing life and blessing lives for that is the heart of Jesus for those who bear his image
Series Information
How can we truly know who God is and who we are if there was no law given from God to define morality. The 10 Commandments give us a timeless framework by which we can know the holiness of God and to know our need for his help in living to please him.