Moses: The 10 Commandments

The Israelites are free from Egypt and they are on their way to the promised land. God has done miracle after miracle to lead, protect, and provide for His people.

God knows that the Israelites need some guidelines to help them during their time in the wilderness.

We know God’s guidelines as the 10 commandments. This law was given to show that no one could be good on their own. Not one of us can keep the whole law (Romans 3:10, 23). And breaking any part of the law is a big problem- James 2:10 | For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws. 

The punishment for breaking God’s laws (or sin) is death (Romans 6:23a) - separation from God forever. 

The law, and our inability to keep it, shows we need Jesus. 

Discussion

Do you think you are a good person? Explain your answer!

Looking at the 10 commandments, which ones have you broken? Explain your answer. 

Read Matthew 5:21-22 & 27-28. Jesus references the law in these passages. In your own words what is this passage describing? 

After filtering your life through the ten commandments, what kind of person would you say you are? Do you think it’s possible to live by them without messing up? Explain your answer. 

What are some ways we try to earn a right standing with God? How do we become right with God?