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The Ten Commandments

Bible Study Index
Source: Prepared for home bible study, Ryan Kidd, 2001
Keywords: law, worship, attitude, revelation, authority, murder, sexuality, theft, truth, contentment
Posted: JUN-23-01

Exodus 20:1-17

How can we know what is right and wrong? The rules in God’s law give authoritative moral direction about how to love God and how to love our neighbour. Jesus summarized the 10 commandments in Matthew 22:37-40.

I (v3) God is at the Center of All of Life
Requires: Isaiah 43:10; Psalm 95:6-7; Jeremiah 7:23
Forbids: Psalm 14:1; Matthew 4:7; 2 Timothy 3:2,4; Leviticus 20:6; Matthew 23:9;

II (v4-6) Proper Worship of God
Requires: Matthew 28:19,20; 2 Timothy 4:2; Acts 2:42; Acts 17:16, 17
Forbids: Deuteronomy 4:15-19; Romans 1:21-23, 25; Matthew 15:9

III (v7) Respect for God’s Revelation (i.e., His names, word, ordinances and creation)
Requires: Matthew 6:9; Psalm 138:2; Job 36:24; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans 1:20;
Forbids: Malachi 2:2; Leviticus 19:12; Zechariah 5:4; Deuteronomy 29:29; 2 Peter 3:16; Matthew 5:19;

IV (v8-11) Honouring God’s Special Day
Requires: Matthew 12:9-12; Leviticus 23:3
Forbids: Isaiah 58:13, 14; Jeremiah 17:21-22

V (v12) Respect for Authority
Requires: Ephesians 6:1-2, 6-7; 1 Peter 2:13-19; 1 Timothy 2:1,2;
Forbids: Proverbs 30:11,17; Ephesians 6:4, 9;

VI (v13) Preserving Human Life
Requires: Ephesians 5:28,29; 4:26-27; Proverbs 1:10-16; Psalm 82:4; James 2:15,16
Forbids: Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12-14; Leviticus 19:16; Proverbs 25:16; Ephesians 4:31; 1 John 3:15

VII (v14) Sexual Purity
Requires: Job 31:1; 1 Peter 3:1,2; 1 Timothy 5:1,2; 1 Corinthians 7:2, 9; Genesis 39:10
Forbids: Ephesians 5:3,4; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6: 9,10 (Romans 1:24-27); Leviticus 18:22,23; 1 Timothy 2:9; Matthew 5:28;

VIII (v15) Private Property
Requires: Ephesians 4:28; Proverbs 10:4; Deuteronomy 22:1; 1 John 3:17; Proverbs 21:20
Forbids: Leviticus 19:13; Leviticus 19:35-36; Deuteronomy 19:14; Psalm 37:21; Proverbs 23:20-21; Proverbs 29:24;

IX (v16) Supporting the Truth
Requires: Zechariah 8:16,17; Ephesians 4:25; Proverbs 31:8,9;
Forbids: Leviticus 19:11,16; Proverbs 26:24-26; Psalm 12:2,3; Isaiah 59:12-15;

X (v17) Contentment
Requires: 1 Timothy 6:6; Hebrews 13:5; Romans 12:15; I Corinthians 13:4-7;
Forbids: Colossians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 10:10; James 3:14-16;

The purpose of the law:
Romans 3:20 Obeying the law cannot make us ________________ before God;
The Law does make us aware of _______
Ephesians 2:8-10 Believers are saved by __________ through __________, but God made us to do good __________, which means obeying His commandments (laws).


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