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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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THETENCOMMANDMENTSActivity

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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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WRITE DOWN THE LETTERS IN THE BOXES AS YOU COME TO THEM ON THE LINES BELOW.

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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?

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