God's Day

And the Lord said unto Moses: Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.

This is the fourth of the Ten Commandments.  Years ago, I had a Sunday School teacher who said he could teach the Commandments in perfect order in a way that I would never forget.  That's almost unheard of from one exposure learning, but he was correct.  Here I am over fifty years later and I have not forgotten.

He divided the chalkboard into two columns. The first column he labeled Man's Responsibility to God. Under this heading he wrote the first four of the commandments, in order according to their importance.



Thou shall have no other gods before me.

His being

Thou shall make unto thee no graven image.

His image.

Thou shall not take the name of the Lord in vain.

His name

Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.

His day.

The second column he labeled Man's Responsibility to Mankind and wrote the final five commandments, again in their order of importance.

Thou shall not kill.

Murder

Thou shall not commit adultery.

Sexual immorality

Thou shall not steal.

Taking what doesn't belong to you.

Thou shall not bare false witness.

From gossip to perjury

Thou shall not covet.

Wishing had something that belongs to another, from his riches to his wife.

Between the two columns he wrote commandment number five:  Honor thy father and thy mother.  Our parents are our link between heaven and earth.

Enjoy a blessed Sabbath. After all, our loving Lord gave us a day of rest, we should rest and worship Him who is the God of the Sabbath.

©Kathleen Rawlings Buntin Danielson, 2019