Elijah is Taken Up to Heaven
2 Kings 2:1-11
Key Verse: 2:9
When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.”
Date: Jul. 22, 2024
Question
What does the sixth commandment forbid?
Answer
The sixth commandment forbids taking one's own life or the lives of others unjustly or doing anything that leads to suicide or murder.
Reference Passages
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Genesis 9:6
6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man,
by man shall his blood be shed,
for God made man in his own image.
Matthew 5:22
22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
1 John 3:15
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.