Covetousness: The 10th Commandment

“For the love of money is aroot of all kinds of evil”

1 Timothy 6:10

Exodus 20:3-17, The Ten Commandments, Thou shall…

1. Not have any other Gods before ME

2. Not make unto thee any graven image

3. Not take the name of thy Lord in vain

4. Remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy

5. Honor thy father and thy mother

6. Not murder

7. Not commit adultery

8. Not steal

9. Not bear false witness

10. Not covet

Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil

Covet – Hebrew verb “chamad” (khaw-mad‘), “to desire, covet, take pleasure in, delight in”

Exodus 20:17 - “You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.”

Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil

Covet - Greek verb “epithumeo”, “to fix the desire upon” (epi, “upon,” used intensively, thumos, “passion”), whether things good or bad; hence, “to long for, lust after, covet, …”

Rom. 7:7-8 – epithumeo is translated “covet” & “desire”

Gen. 3:6 – Eve saw the fruit as desirable (“chamad”)

James 1:14-15; 1 John 2:16 – lust (“epithumeo”)

Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil

Thou shall …

1. Not have any other gods

2. Not make any graven images (idols)

3. Not take the Lord’s name in vain

4. Remember the Sabbath

5. Honor Father & Mother

Covetousness leads to …

1. Micah & Dan (Judges 17-18:24)

2. Col. 3:4-6

3. Job’s Wife (Job 1:10-11; 2:9)

4. Exodus 20:8-11

5. Corban (Mark 7:9-13); Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-13)

Covetousness: The 10th Commandment, a root of all kinds of evil

Thou shall not …6. Murder

7. Commit Adultery

8. Steal

9. Bear False Witness (Lie)

10. Covet

Covetousness leads to …6. Cain (Gen. 4:1-8);

Proverbs 1:10-197. Ex. 20:17; David (2 Sam.

11:2-4); Eph. 4:19 (cf. NIV)8. Jacob (Gen. 27:6-29); Laban

(Gen. 31:7,15,41,42); Achan (Josh. 7:21);

9. Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20-27); Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)

10. 1 Timothy 6:5-10

Covetousness: The 10th Commandment

“For the love of money is aroot of all kinds of evil”

1 Timothy 6:10