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TheTenCommandmentsOverview FamilyStudyGuide
Objectives:
• HelpyourchildrenlisttheTenCommandments.• HelpyourchildrendescribehowGodgaveMosestheTenCommandments.• HelpyourchildrenexplainJesusChrist'sviewoftheTenCommandments.• HelpyourchildrenexplainthepositiveresultsthatcomefromkeepingGod'slaws.
WhataretheTenCommandments?
• ReadExodus20:3-17.RevieweachoftheTenCommandmentsanddiscusswhateachonemeans.
• Howwouldyouputeachoneinyourownwords?
• Whattwomain"categories"couldyoucreateforthesecommandments?
• WhereintheBible(OldTestamentandNewTestament)cantheTenCommandmentsbefound?
• WhatstrategiesdofamilymembersorfriendshavetohelpmemorizetheTenCommandments?(Seebelowonpages5-6,theTwoHandssheetsforideas)
Describehowthecommandmentsweregiven.Whowrotethe10Commandments-MosesorGod?
Deuteronomy9:10ThentheLorddeliveredtometwotabletsofstonewrittenwiththefingerofGod.
HowweretheCommandmentsfirstdelivered?Whatwasthereactionofthepeople?
ReadExodus19:17-20andExodus20:18-29
AfterGodspoketheCommandments,theywerealsoprovidedinwrittenform.o Exodus24:12Later,theLordsaidtoMoses,“Comeupthemountaintome.Waitthere,andIwill
giveyoutwostonetablets.Onthesearetheteachingsandthecommandments.Ihavewrittenthesetoteachthepeople.”AftertheLordfinishedspeakingtoMosesonMountSinai,Hegavehimthetwostonetabletswiththeagreementwrittenonthem.ThefingerofGodwrotethecommandsonthestones.
o Exodus32:1-30Whydidasecondsetoftabletsneedtobemade?o Exodus34:1-4TheLordsaidtoMoses,“Cuttwomorestonetabletslikethefirsttwo.Iwillwrite
thesamewordsonthemthatwereonthefirsttwostoneswhichyoubroke.TomorrowmorningcomeuponMountSinaiandstandbeforeMe.Noonemaycomewithyou.Nooneshouldevenbeseenanyplaceonthemountain.Noteventhesheeporcattlemayeatgrassnearthatmountain.”SoMosesdideverythingjustasGodtoldhimtodo.
WhatwerethesimilaritiesanddifferencesineachdeliveryoftheCommandments?Whydoyouthinkthiswasthecase?
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WhatcanwelearnabouttheTenCommandmentsfromJesusChrist?o Matthew19:17andMatthew22:35-40.Christoftendiscussedtheimportanceofthe
commandmentsandsetanexampleofhowtoobeyGod.o TheexcerptoftheUCGstudybooklet,TheTenCommandments,providesalistofversesthat
showChrist'sviewofthecommandmentsasanecessitytolife.https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/the-ten-commandments/does-the-new-covenant-abolish-the-commandments
o ReadMatthew5:17-43.ChristillustratedthatGod'scommandmentsarenotjustaboutouractions;theyarealsoaboutourthoughtsandmotivation.
WhatisthepurposeofGod'sCommandments?
GodgaveustheTenCommandmentstohelpusunderstandhowweshouldacttowardsHimandeachother.
WhataresomebenefitsforobeyingGod'sCommandments?
o Exodus20:12"Honoryourfatherandyourmother,thatyourdaysmaybelonguponthelandwhichtheLordyourGodisgivingyou."
o Deuteronomy5:29"Oh,thattheyhadsuchaheartinthemthattheywouldfearMeandalwayskeepallMycommandments,thatitmightbewellwiththemandwiththeirchildrenforever!"
o Deuteronomy30:19-20"TodayIhavegivenyouthechoicebetweenlifeanddeath,betweenblessingsandcurses.NowIcallonheavenandearthtowitnessthechoiceyoumake.Oh,thatyouwouldchooselife,sothatyouandyourdescendantsmightlive!20YoucanmakethischoicebylovingtheLordyourGod,obeyinghim,andcommittingyourselffirmlytohim.Thisisthekeytoyourlife.AndifyouloveandobeytheLord,youwilllivelonginthelandtheLordsworetogiveyourancestorsAbraham,Isaac,andJacob."
o Psalm119:97-112"You,throughYourcommandments,makemewiserthanmyenemies...Ihave
moreunderstandingthanallmyteachers...thantheancients...throughYourpreceptsIgetunderstanding;ThereforeIhateeveryfalseway.Yourwordisalamptomyfeetandalighttomypath."
WhatconsequencestakeplacewhenwedonotobeyGod?
o ReadExodus32:31-35.WhatwastheresultofIsrael'sworshipofthegoldencalf?o WhatotherBiblicalexamplescanyoubrainstormthatshowconsequencesfordisobedience?o Whatexamplescanyouthinkofinyourownlife—athome,school,extraactivities,work,or
church?Breakingsomeofthesecommandmentsispunishablebyourcountry’slaws(murder,stealing,whatothers?)Somearenot,suchasmisusingthenameoftheLord.Nevertheless,GodexpectsustofollowallofHiscommandmentsaslongaswelive.
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SuggestedFamilyDiscussions:
ü "TheGoldenCalf"Discussion:AfterreadingExodus32asafamily,watchthe"goldencalfscene"
fromthe1956CecilB.DeMilleversionofTheTenCommandments:o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YETnMqtlyIo Orlongersegment:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idxrtpmcCKg
Discussthefollowingquestions:1.HowdoyouthinkGodmusthavefeltabouttheGoldenCalfincident?2.DiscussthefollowingtwoquotesfromthemoviewhereMosessays: a)“Thereisnofreedomwithoutthelaw”(read2Peter2:19;John8:32)b)“Thosewhowillnotlivebythelawshalldiebythelaw!”(readDeuteronomy30:15-20;James
1:12-15)(Whilethesestatementsarenotdirectbiblequotes–discusswhytheyreflectbiblicalprinciplesandhowtheyapplytous.)
3.Whydoyouthink,“YoushallhavenootherGodsbeforeme”isthefirstcommandment?ü KeepingtheLaw:IsthereadifferencebetweentheTenCommandmentsandotherlawsinthe
Bible(suchasfoodlaws,HolyDays,tithing,retribution,etc.)?
ü "ApplyIt"Discussion:Yourfriendatschoolsaystoyou,"Whydoyoukeeptryingsohardtokeepthoseoldcommandments?That'stheLawofMosesthatwasnailedtothecross,sothelawwon'tsaveyou,Jesusdoes.JustacceptJesusandbethankfulforgrace." Howcouldyourespond?
AdditionalResourcesforYourFamilyStudies:
ü UCGStudyBooklet“TheTenCommandments”https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-
tools/booklets/the-ten-commandments
ü UCGBeyondTodayBibleStudySeries“TheTenCommandments”https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/beyond-today-bible-study/ten-commandments
ü UCGStudyGuides:
https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/teen-bible-study-guides/teen-bible-study-volume-3-the-ten-commandments
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PossibleClassroomActivities:
1. MakeYourOwnTablets:(thismightbeagoodon-goingproject)
Usecardboardoranother“hard”papermaterialtocutoutstonetablets–onesetforeachchild.Thenyouwillneedtoprintoutthe10commandmentsaheadoftime,onesetforeachchild.Havethechildrencutthecommandmentsintostripsofpaper(onecommandmentoneachstrip).Thenhavethechildrenplacethecommandmentsinthecorrectorderontotheirtablets.Besuretocheckthattheorderiscorrectbeforetheygluethemontothetablets.(Note:Youmightmakeaposterwiththecommandmentsandpostinyourclassareaeachtime.Thechildrencancheckforthemselvestomakesurethecommandmentsareinthecorrectorder.)
2. TenCommandments2HandsActivity.Seetwoideasbelow.Thisisawaytomemorizethecommandments.
3. Thereareadditionalactivitiesandhandoutsonpages7-12.
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (EXODUS 19:20-20:22)
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COMMANDMENTS GOD
MIND MOSES
SOUL STRENGTH
HEART MOUNT SINAI TEN LORD NEIGHBOR YOURSELF LOVE
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (EXODUS 19:20-20:22)
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COMMANDMENTS GOD
MIND MOSES
SOUL STRENGTH
HEART MOUNT SINAI TEN LORD NEIGHBOR YOURSELF LOVE
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My Time Manager Name:__________________
How many hours/minutes a day do you:
Time How many hours/minutes a day do you:
Time Daily Total
Play video games or watch TV?
Spend in school?
Spend with Friends?
Study or do homework?
Prepare and eat meals?
Talk on the phone or text message?
Commute to and from school?
Do chores?
Spend online or on the computer?
Study the Bible, Pray or Think about God?
Spend in extracurricular activities?
Get showered and dressed?
Sleep?
Do other things?
TOTAL TOTAL 24 hours
What does the way I spend my time say about me? How could I spend my time more constructively?