Day 45 --- Exodus 19-20 - Matthew 27:27-50

Day 45 --- Exodus 19-20 - Matthew 27:27-50

God spoke to the Israelites and Moses and told them the ten commandments.
shall have no other gods before [d] me.

4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.

7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

13 "You shall not murder.

14 "You shall not commit adultery.

15 "You shall not steal.

16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

This part of Matthew is often hard for me to read because it makes me sad. I have to remember that this was always God's plan and he gave us his son so we may have everlasting life. The Soldiers mocked Jesus, beat him, spit on him, gave him a crown of thorns. They crucified him on a cross in between two robbers and people continue to throw insults at them. They did not understand that if he was Christ, why wouldn't God save him.