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Exodus 20

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Exodus 20 . 1

1 And God spoke all these words:IPDeuteronomy 5:6 · Deuteronomy 5:6-21TOSKExodus 20:1TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry) · Covenant Violations (Prophetic Indictments)LTLaw and RighteousnessATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 2

2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21TOSKExodus 20:2TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 3

3 You shall have no other gods before Me.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21TOSKExodus 20:3TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 4

4 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Psalm 135:6 · Psalm 78:58-59 · Psalm 78:58TOSKExodus 20:4TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 5

5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Deuteronomy 7:9 · Nahum 1:2-3 · Nahum 1:2 · Psalms 109:9-15 · Psalm 78:58-59 · Psalm 78:58 · Deuteronomy 7:9-10TOSKExodus 20:5TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)LTJustice and MercyATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 6

6 but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Deuteronomy 7:9-10TOSKExodus 20:6TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 7

7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21TOSKExodus 20:7TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 8

8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Genesis 2:2 · Genesis 2:3CExodus 20:8-11TOSKExodus 20:8TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry) · Sabbath (Rest in Christ)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 9

9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21CExodus 20:8-11TOSKExodus 20:9TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 10

10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21CExodus 20:8-11TOSKExodus 20:10TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 11

11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21CExodus 20:8-11TOSKExodus 20:11TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)LTRestATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 12

12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Malachi 1:6TOSKExodus 20:12TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 13

13 You shall not murder.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Jeremiah 7:5-6 · Jeremiah 7:5 · Jeremiah 7:9TOSKExodus 20:13TTAbel (First Martyr) · Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 14

14 You shall not commit adultery.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Jeremiah 7:5-6 · Jeremiah 7:5 · Jeremiah 7:9TOSKExodus 20:14TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 15

15 You shall not steal.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Jeremiah 7:5-6 · Jeremiah 7:5 · Jeremiah 7:9TOSKExodus 20:15TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 16

16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21 · Deuteronomy 19:18-21 · Deuteronomy 19:18 · Jeremiah 7:5-6 · Jeremiah 7:5 · Jeremiah 7:9TOSKExodus 20:16TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 17

17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."IPDeuteronomy 5:6-21TOSKExodus 20:17TTSpiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)ATNThe Decalogue

Exodus 20 . 18

18 When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram's horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.TOSKExodus 20:18

Exodus 20 . 19

19 "Speak to us yourself and we will listen," they said to Moses. "But do not let God speak to us, or we will die."IPDeuteronomy 18:15-18 · Deuteronomy 18:15TOSKExodus 20:19TTMoses (The Prophet Like Unto Me)

Exodus 20 . 20

20 “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”TOSKExodus 20:20

Exodus 20 . 21

21 And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.IPActs 7:38TOSKExodus 20:21

Exodus 20 . 22

22 Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.IPActs 7:38TOSKExodus 20:22

Exodus 20 . 23

23 You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.TOSKExodus 20:23

Exodus 20 . 24

24 You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.IPDeuteronomy 12:2-28 · Deuteronomy 12:2 · Leviticus 17:3 · Leviticus 17:3-9TOSKExodus 20:24TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence) · Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)

Exodus 20 . 25

25 Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.IPLeviticus 17:3-9 · 1 Kings 6:7TOSKExodus 20:25TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) · Solomon (The King of Peace and Wisdom)

Exodus 20 . 26

26 And you must not go up to My altar on steps, lest your nakedness be exposed on it.'IPEzekiel 43:17TOSKExodus 20:26

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Intertextuality Pairs

Quotations Deuteronomy 5:6 → Exodus 20:2, Deuteronomy 5:6-21 → Exodus 20:1-17, Deuteronomy 7:9-10 → Exodus 20:5-6

Allusions Acts 7:38 → Exodus 20:21-22, Exodus 20:8-11 → Genesis 2:2, Exodus 20:8-11 → Genesis 2:3, Leviticus 17:3 → Exodus 20:24, Leviticus 17:3-9 → Exodus 20:24-25, Deuteronomy 12:2 → Exodus 20:24, Deuteronomy 12:2-28 → Exodus 20:24, Deuteronomy 18:15 → Exodus 20:19, Deuteronomy 18:15-18 → Exodus 20:19, Deuteronomy 19:18 → Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 19:18-21 → Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 7:9 → Exodus 20:5, 1 Kings 6:7 → Exodus 20:25, Psalm 78:58 → Exodus 20:4, Psalm 78:58 → Exodus 20:5, Psalm 78:58-59 → Exodus 20:4, Psalm 78:58-59 → Exodus 20:5, Psalms 109:9-15 → Exodus 20:5, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:13, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:14, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:15, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:13, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:14, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:15, +7 more

Echoes Psalm 135:6 → Exodus 20:4, Jeremiah 7:5 → Exodus 20:16, Jeremiah 7:5-6 → Exodus 20:16, Ezekiel 43:17 → Exodus 20:26

Trajectories

Abel (First Martyr), Covenant Violations (Prophetic Indictments), Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Holy Places (Access to God's Presence), Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character), Sabbath (Rest in Christ), Solomon (The King of Peace and Wisdom), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)

Longitudinal Themes

Justice and Mercy, Law and Righteousness, Rest

Anchor Text Networks

Networked Exodus 20 - The Decalogue

Chiasms

Shaped Exodus 20:8–11