Billboard Idolatry

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.  Exodus 20:7  NASB In vain –  In Paleo-Hebrew the expression lashshawe’  is: The Paleo-Hebrew pictograph combines the prefixed Hebrew root sh-w with the preposition le and the definite article…

Asaph Again

“You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread.  As I commanded you, you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt.  None shall appear before me empty-handed.”  Exodus 23:15  ESV Empty-handed – “In vain I kept my heart pure,”…

Revering the Name

You shall not take the name Yahweh your God in vain.   Exodus 20:7 NASB In vain – The second commandment is the reverence commandment. It demands that we treat God’s name with respect. As we discovered, that means we speak as men and women under His authority. Our words must reflect His character because words…

Name Keeping

You shall not take the name Yahweh your God in vain Exodus 20:7 In Vain – We practice commandment reduction. We assign the context of the commandment to circumstances as narrow as possible in order that we can claim to meet the requirement without having to deal with its real impact. We do it all…