Exodus 20 

Three months after God freed the Children of Israel from slavery in , he brought them to Mount Sinai under the leadership of Moses.  There God gave his people the Ten Commandments. 
 

1. With what reminder did God introduce the Ten Commandments? 
   
    
2. How does this reminder affect obedience to the commandments? 
   
    
3. Identify each of the Ten Commandments in the text. 
   
    
4. In which commandment does God protect our neighbor’s property? 
    
5. In which commandment does God protect his institution of marriage? 
   
    
6. In which commandment does God protect our neighbor’s life? 
    
7. In which commandment does God protect our neighbor’s reputation? 
   
    
8. In which commandment does God protect his holy name? 
   
    
9. In which commandment does God protect himself as the only true God? 
   
    
10. How do the Ten Commandments serve as a mirror in our lives? 
    
     
11. How do they serve as a guide for our lives as God’s people? 
    
     
12. How did God convey his seriousness at Mount Sinai regarding obedience to his law? 
    
     
13. How did the children of react to their Mount Sinai experience?  Why? 
    
     
14. Why is it vital for even the New Testament Christian to have a healthy respect (“fear”) for God?