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Intro Daily

Date: Sep. 10, 2019

Question

What are the reasons for the second commandment?

Answer

The reasons for the second commandment are that God totally rules over us, that we belong to Him, and that He is eager to be worshipped correctly.

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Reference Passages

1

Psalm 95:2-3

  Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
    let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
  For the LORD is a great God,
    and a great King above all gods.

Psalm 95:6-7

  Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
    let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
  For he is our God,
    and we are the people of his pasture,
    and the sheep of his hand.
  Today, if you hear his voice,

Psalm 96:9-10

  Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness;
    tremble before him, all the earth!
10   Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!
    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
    he will judge the peoples with equity.”

2

Exodus 19:5

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;

Psalm 45:11

11     and the king will desire your beauty.
  Since he is your lord, bow to him.

Isaiah 54:5

  For your Maker is your husband,
    the LORD of hosts is his name;
  and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer,
    the God of the whole earth he is called.

3

Exodus 34:14

14 (for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God),

1 Corinthians 10:22

22 Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

Intro is powered by the Westminster Shorter Catechism and the English Standard Version of the Bible (ESV).