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Exodus 20:2, I am YHVH your Elohim.<\/em><\/strong>In Jewish reckoning, the first \u201ccommandment\u201d (better translated: \u201cword\u201d) is found in 20:2 with verses 3 through 6 forming the second word and verse 7 the third and so on. YHVH wrote the first five words on the right side of the two tablets of stone and the last five words on the left side. The Jewish sages teach that the first word (commandment) corresponds with the fifth, the second with the sixth and so on\u2014the first set of words governing our relationship with YHVH and the second parallel set of words governing our civil relationships. The two are related and linked. One can\u2019t be fulfilled without the other. (Discuss this.) Relate this to what the Apostle John wrote in 1\u2009John 2:3\u20137,9\u201311; 4:7\u201311, 19\u201321; 5:1\u20133. Also look at Mark 12:30 and John 14:15 in this regard. Love for Elohim must always be our primary motivation for keeping his commandments! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jews (as do I) view Exod 20:2 as the first command. Actually, the term \u201cten commandments\u201d is a man-made term and misnomer. Look at it, and there are closer to 14 commandments if you look at all the imperative commands. Actually, Exod 20:1 calls these \u201cthe words\u201d of Elohim. Hebrew for \u201cwords\u201d is \u201cdevarim\u201d meaning \u201cwords or statements.\u201d This has led the Jews to refer to these as the ten statements, not the ten commandments. This is a more accurate way of describing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:3\u20134, No other gods\u2026carved image.<\/em><\/strong> Cp.<\/strong> Deuteronomy 7:25 and 12:3 (also Ps 97:7; Isa 21:9; 42:17), Carved images of their gods. <\/em><\/strong>Carved image<\/em>is the Hebrew word pehsel<\/em> in all the listed scriptures. The Deuteronomy verses shows the link between the two commands in Exod 20:3\u20134 relating to idolatry. The prohibition against the worshipping of false gods and making graven or carved images is actually one command with two parts. Men tend to worship idolize what they can see or make and if they can\u2019t see it, they construct something that conceptualizes or represents their idol. Not every carved image is necessarily an idolatrous image, but it can become so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:3<\/strong>, Before me.<\/em><\/strong>Lit. \u201cbefore my presence\u201d or \u201cin my face.\u201d When anything<\/em> in our lives (a belief, a person, something we do, something we own) becomes more important to us than Elohim and his word, we are creating a false god, and are literally throwing that false god into the face of the Living Creator of the universe. Is YHVH Elohim a part of everything we do, say and think? Is the love of Elohim the chief aim of every aspect of our life? Or do we have some dark closet in our heart or mind from which we have excluded him? It is there that we need to begin our search for idols!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who love me.<\/em><\/strong> Read the last part of this verse, then compare it with what Yeshua said in John 14:15. In Yeshua\u2019s statement, he is claiming to be the deity who gave the Torah to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20: 7, In vain. <\/em><\/strong>The third commandment shows man what his demeanor should be toward the use of the Hebrew names of the biblical deity. We read,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD [YHVH] thy God [Elohim] in vain<\/em><\/strong> [desolation, devastation, ruin, destruction, emptiness of speech, worthlessness, vanity, or falsehood]; for the LORD [YHVH] will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. (Exod 20:7; see also Deut 5:11)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is it to take YHVH\u2019s name in vain? In vain<\/em> is the Hebrew word shav <\/em>(tuA=\/UA)meaning \u201cemptiness, vanity, falsehood, nothingness, emptiness of speech, lying.\u201d The root of this word means \u201cravage, devastate, ruin, waste, desolate, destroy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only do we learn here that man should not profane YHVH\u2019s name through improper use such as empty, lying and vain speech, but it should not be profaned by falsifying, devastating or ruining it through substituting it with false names or euphemisms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the name of YHVH should not be forgotten. If it had been YHVH\u2019s intention to have his name not used or forgotten, as Jewish tradition teaches, then why is the tetragrammaton (the four letter name of Elohim, which is YHVH<\/em>, and is pronounced as Yehovah<\/em> or Yehowah<\/em>) found some 6800 times in the Tanakh? That the non-use of his name among his people was not his intention is clear in the Scriptures, which records that the name of YHVH was so prolific that it was even used as a common greeting by the ancient Israelites (Ruth 2:4; Ps 129:8; Jer 31:23).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:8,<\/strong> Remember the Sabbath. <\/em><\/strong>Interestingly, this is the only commandment YHVH specifically told the Israelites \u201cto remember.\u201d Why is this? What is the only one of the ten commandments that traditional Christians fail to keep? Did YHVH prophetically envision a day when his people would fail to remember the seventh day Sabbath? Why do people have such a hard time keeping the Sabbath? Why will some Christians extol unendingly the virtues of keeping the \u201cTen Commandments,\u201d but when it comes to keeping the fourth one, they make every excuse possible to get out of it? What are the deeper spiritual implications of this? Why do so many redeemed Israelites who upon having been exposed to the truth of the Sabbath are still struggling with keeping the Sabbath kadosh<\/em> (or set-apart) unto YHVH? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Exodus 20:8, the Hebrew word for remember <\/em>is zakar<\/em>, while in the parallel passage to this verse (Deut 5:12) it says to observe <\/em>(Heb. shamar<\/em>) or literally \u201ckeep,guard, or protect\u201d the Sabbath. In comparing the slight word differences between these two Sabbath commandment passages, what is YHVH telling us our heart attitude should be toward the Sabbath?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sabbath.<\/em><\/strong> Interestingly, the Sabbath was the first biblical truth that the post-apostolic apostate-bound Christian church fathers abandoned in the second century. At the same time, the Sabbath is the first thing to which modern mainstream Christian who are rediscovering their Hebraic roots will return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, these modern day spiritual truth-seekers and pilgrims are unwittingly retracing their steps back to the future and back to the point where their second century antecedents jumped off the spiritual bridge that links them to eternity and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeshua the Messiah is the Creator of and LORD of the Sabbath and, when on earth as a human, he never sinned by violating a single Bible commandment including the command to keep the Sabbath holy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the Sabbath was a sign that the Word of Elohim (who later revealed himself in flesh form as Yeshua the Messiah) audibly gave to the children of Israel at Mount Sinai as a sign linking them to himself in a deep, mystical spiritual way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sabbath as a commandment and a sign linking Elohim to his people has never gone away. Yeshua is the same yesterday, today and forever and does not change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who love Yeshua the Messiah will be imitating him (1 Cor 11:1) and showing him their love by keeping his commandments (John 14:15). The Sabbath will link them to him in a deeper spiritual and mystical way that only those who \u201cremember the Sabbath to keep it holy\u201d can fully understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:9, Six days you shall labor. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are You Really a Sabbath Keeper?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your mind, what is a Sabbath-keeper?<\/strong> Most people would say that it is one who ceases from their work and rests on the seventh day (or Saturday) as YHVH in the Bible commands his servants to do, and as Yeshua and the apostles all did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This answer is correct, but only half correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you know, the first biblical example of Sabbath observance is in Genesis 2 when Elohim rested on the Sabbath or seventh day. The next reference is in the ten commandments in Exodus 20. But what else do these two scriptures have in common? In Genesis 2, Elohim rested after having worked for six days. In Exodus 20, the other half of the Sabbath command is to work for six days (Gen 20:6). A lot of people miss that command. Working for six days is just as much a command as resting on the seventh day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those of us living an affluent western lifestyle, many don\u2019t have to work for six days. They may only have to work three or four days, if that. Some are retired. Some are living on government disabilities or on welfare and are hardly working, if at all. Some men have become \u201chouse husbands\u201d as their wives slave away at jobs supporting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in YHVH\u2019s command to work for six days, he doesn\u2019t list any exceptions (of course, this obviously wouldn\u2019t include the very elderly and those who are severely physically crippled or handicapped or to young children). This being the case, why do I see so many men who are not working, who are sitting around loafing, playing games, goofing off and wasting their time? Many claim to be followers of Yeshua. Some even claim to be Sabbath keepers. Some even have their wives supporting them financially, while they loaf around. I see it all the time. When you talk to them, they\u2019ll say, I\u2019m retired (at age 55 or 64???), or I\u2019m disabled (see the disabled tag hanging on my car mirror?). Some are legitimately \u201cdisabled\u201d (whatever that\u2019s suppose to mean). Others claim to be incapacitated from doing one type of task, but maybe they could rehabilitate and reeducate and learn to do another kind of work instead? There\u2019s a novel idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about those who use retirement as an excuse to be a lazy loafer? Where is retirement mentioned in the Bible? Did Moses retire? Joshua, David, the prophets and apostles? Or did they keep working until they died? They all died \u201cwith their boots on!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I say \u201cwork\u201d, I\u2019m not necessarily talking about an eight hour a day paying job. One can still be working in unconventional ways. This can involve volunteering, ministering, serving others in some way, or teaching others what you know of those six days. You may or may not get paid for it, but it\u2019s still work if your actively attempting to leave the world a better place than you found it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would rather be one who burns out than one who rusts out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeshua told us to occupy until he comes (Luke 19:13). The word occupy means \u201cto be occupied in anything, or to carry on a business.\u201d Too many people are occupying the coach. Sorry guys, but this doesn\u2019t count!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you burying in the earth the talents and resources YHVH has given you, or are you using them to help advance his kingdom? Hopefully the latter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will you hear the words of your Creator on the day of judgment, \u201cWell done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy YHVH.\u201d Or will say to him, \u201cDon\u2019t you know Lord, I was disabled, retired or I had one those disabled thingies hanging on my car mirror, which exempted me from following your command to work six days. Sorry Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(For more articles that I have written on the seventh day Sabbath and YHVH’s annual sabbaths, go to https:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/teaching.html#shabbat<\/a> and https:\/\/www.hoshanarabbah.org\/teaching.html#feast<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:12,<\/strong> Honor your father. <\/em><\/strong>What does it mean to honor one\u2019s father and mother? Honor<\/em> is the Hebrew word kavod<\/em> meaning \u201cto be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured.\u201d This basic definition, however, doesn\u2019t give us much insight into what it means to honor one\u2019s parents. According to The Theological Wordbook of the OT<\/em>, the basic meaning of kavod<\/em> is \u201cto be weighty or heavy,\u201d but in the Scriptures this word is rarely used in its literal sense, but figuratively (e.g. \u201cto be heavy with sin\u201d). \u201cFrom this usage it is an easy step to the concept of a \u2018weighty\u2019 person in society, someone who is honorable, impressive, worthy or respect. This later usage is prevalent in more than half the occurrences\u201d (ibid).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:12,<\/strong> Honor your fathe<\/em>r and mother. <\/strong>Most people subdivide the ten comments into two sections: The first four pertain to loving Elohim, while the last six show us how to love our fellow man. The fifth commandment to honor our parents is usually part of the last six. My view is that the fifth commandment (honor our parents) is a hinge commandment that belongs with the first four and the last five. Torah teaching starts in the home with the parents. If parents are honored, children will end up keeping the Torah. At the same time, if children honor their righteous parents, they will automatically transfer that love to Elohim as they grow up. So to honor your parents is to honor YHVH, and so that commandment belongs with the first four. But it also belongs with the last four, since it\u2019s the gateway for children to learn how to love YHVH, and if we learn to love our parents, we will love our fellow man. That\u2019s why I call it a hinge commandment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:17\u201319,<\/strong> You shall not covet\u2026said to Moses. <\/em><\/strong>YHVH was only able to proclaim the first ten of his commandments before the people requested that he not speak to them audibly any longer, but that he would, instead, convey his commands to them through Moses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exodus 20:20, His fear\u2026sin. <\/em><\/strong>The fear of YHVH helps to prevent man from sinning.<\/p>\n

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