Mental Gymnastics

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”   Exodus 20:17  NASB Covet – We have often pointed out that this commandment is unique in the ancient world.  It is only…

Misquoting the Commandments

“You know the commandments, ‘DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.’”  Mark 10:19  NASB Do not defraud – Recently a reader asked the question, “Why doesn’t Yeshua quote the commandments as they are written?  The commandment says, ‘Do not…

The Secret Commandment

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.  Exodus 20:17  ESV Not covet – There is a reason why no other legal code of the ancient Near East contains…

Open Door Policy

and when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.  Genesis 3:6 To Be Desired – What…

Elective Surgery

You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Deuteronomy 5:21 Covet / Desire – Heart surgery is a really bloody operation.  No matter how well prepared…

Attitude Vocabulary

You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field or his male servant or his female servant, his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Deuteronomy 5:21 Covet / Desire – The seat of action is the attitude of the heart.  So, it’s…