God does all things well.
In the book of Exodus God teaches Israeli people not only Moral Law, but also Civil Law and Ceremonial Law. When presenting the Ten Commandments it is no surprise that the first four focus on RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD...
the Ten Commandments of GOD - Gods Law
King James Bible Version
the 10 Commandments From The King James Version Exodus 20
Commandment 1:
Thou shalt have no other gods before ME.
Commandment 2:
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments
Commandment 3:
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Commandment 4:
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Ex 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Ex 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Ex 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
If we are able to maintain the first four, we are taking care of the most essential part in our lives - the relationship with God. The Vertical Relationship, so much more important than the horizontal relationship between us and our friends, family members, neighbors, enemies....
The first four are the clue to keep the rest going easy. With them comes a great deal of understanding of what God had planned for us.
Commandment 5:
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee
Comandment 6:
Thou shalt not kill.
Commandment 7:
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Commandment 8:
Thou shalt not steal.
Commandment 9:
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Commandment 10:
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's
Reading those I realize I have sinned. I am sinning. Over and over, and it does not stop there...we are imperfect. Yet, we are redeemed. We are taken care of. We will go to heaven thank so perfect Blood of Christ shed for our Salvation. We are in (parentheses)...we are protected by God. Our faith is what makes us different. The outsiders will have to face Tribulation.
Same with Israeli people...they did not get to Canaan because they were good people. The Bible says they were stubborn people, yet God loved them, and it was because of wickedness of others. God wiped them out because they were wicked. God's people were protected.
God does all things well...don't you think?
