INTRODUCTION:

New Identity - New Rules

RECAP:

God hears our groaning!

God sees our plight!

God cares about our pain!

God saves from slavery and oppression!

Our God is Greater - God executes Judgment on the gods of Egypt! (Exodus 12:12)

So the Egyptians would know (Exodus 7:5; 14:4)

So the Israelites would be certain (e.g. Exodus 10:23)

So the next generation would remember (Exodus 10:1-2)

So the nations would hear (Joshua 2:9-11)

PASSOVER:

The 10th Plague threatened

Exodus 11

The Passover

Exodus 12:1-14

The Death of the Firstborn

Exodus 12:29-32

EXODUS:

Plundering the Egyptians

Exodus 12:35-36

Pillars of Cloud and Fire

Exodus 13:17-22

Through the Sea

Exodus 14:1-31

The Song of the Redeemed

Exodus 15

Mannah from Heaven

Exodus 16

Water from the Rock

Exodus 17

Sinai

Exodus 19

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS:

I. I am the LORD your God. You shall have no other gods before me.

II. You shall not make a carved image.

III. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.

IV. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

V. Honor your father and your mother.

VI. You shall not murder.

VII. You shall not commit adultery.

VIII. You shall not steal.

IX. You shall not bear false witness.

X. You shall not covet.

Matthew 22:34-40

Love God - Commandments I.-IV.

Love People - Commandments V.-X.

Romans 13:8-10

APPLICATION:

Deliverance comes before Law

Obedience follows God’s love

God’s rules lead to flourishing

For Israel Obedience meant Blessing and Disobedience meant Curses but for us Christ has born the curse to give us the blessing of God.

God has not only given us His rules he has given us His Spirit to indwell and empower us.

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Community Group Questions:

1. In Matthew 5:17, Jesus says “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets, I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” What does it mean that Christ satisfied the Law and the Prophets? How does that affect how we view the Ten Commandments?

2. How is the giving of the Law an example of God’s grace for His people?

3. Read through the “preamble” to the 10 commandments in Exodus 19. What do you see of God’s character and His love for His people in this section? Where do your beliefs match what you see in this text and where do you need to change how you think about God?

4. Why is it significant that God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt came before the giving of the Law?

5. Do you have a regular sabbath? What does that look like?

6. If God has ordained ways that we are to worship him, what does it look like to worship Him rightly or wrongly in today’s culture?

7. As believers who are saved by faith in Christ and not by works, why should we obey God’s commandments?