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Exodus 20:1-20

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
  • Shemot 20: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
  • Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit:
    • "The Decalogue"
    • "Parents and Children"
    • "Murder"
    • "Theft" 
    • "Slander, Gossip, and Foul Speech" 
    • "Karma and Inherited Sin" 
  • Chapter XV of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)
  • Chapter 9, Apology for the Christians, Athenagoras of Athens. (c 177)
  • IV.IX.3 (LXX), Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter III, De Spectaculis, Tertullian (c. 197)
  • Chapter IV, Chapter X, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter IV, Chapter X, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.7, I.8, II.6, II.10, III.11, III.12, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • II.14, III.2, III.11, III.15, V.5, VI.16, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.29, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 207)
  • IV.12, IV.25, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Most chapters of On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • V.13, V.18, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
  • Chapter VII, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter II, Scorpiace,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter VII, On Monogamy, Tertullian (c. 215)
  • Chapter II, Chapter V, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
  • II.IV.2, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • V.XV, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
  • V.VI, VI.LXII, VII.LXIV, VIII.XL, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
  • XI.9, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
  • Epistle LXXII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
  • III.45, Against the Heathen, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
  • VII.10, VIII.10, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c 320).
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • "The Ten Commandments" from Luther's Large Catechism. (Follow "next page" to read the entire section.)
    • "Thus we have the Ten Commandments, a compend of divine doctrine, as to what we are to do in order that our whole life may be pleasing to God, and the true fountain and channel from and in which everything must arise and flow that is to be a good work, so that outside of the Ten Commandments no work or thing can be good or pleasing to God, however great or precious it be in the eyes of the world."
  • "The Ten Commandments," from Luther's Small Catechism.
    • "God threatens to punish everyone who breaks these commandments. We should be afraid of His anger because of this and not violate such commandments. But He promises grace and all good things to those who keep such commandments. Because of this, we, too, should love Him, trust Him, and willingly do what His commandments require."
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "By parents it is also meant all that have authority over us."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "The laws of the SECOND table, that is, the last six of the ten commandments, state our duty to ourselves and to one another, and explain the great commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "God has many ways of speaking to the children of men by his spirit, conscience, providences; his voice in all which we ought carefully to attend to: but he never spake at any time upon any occasion so as he spake the ten commandments, which therefore we ought to hear with the more earnest heed."
  • Section VII, The Canon of the Old And New Testaments or The Bible Complete without the Apocrypha and Unwritten Traditions, Archibald Alexander, c. 1850.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "Had He been simply addressing rational and intelligent creatures, He would have spoken with the still small voice of persuasion and love. But He was speaking to those who were at the same time fallen and sinful creatures, and a corresponding change was required in the manner of God's procedure, in order to give a suitable impression of the character and sanctions of the law revealed from heaven."
  • "Mediator -- The Interpreter: Exodus 20:18-20," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1889.
• Contemporary References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Commentary, Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "With the order of the commandments, God makes it possible for the people to view their new lives, even in the wilderness, not as chaotic and terrifying, but as meaningful and potentially fruitful."
  • "Ten Commandments - Rules and Regulations?" ON Scripture, Eric Barreto. Commentary and association with current news events, links and videos.
    • "...ultimately, the story of the Ten Commandments in Exodus is less about proper behavior than it is about identity."
  • Commentary, Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
    • "The absolute instructions from God to the Israelites at the foot of Sinai address two realms of life?the people's relationship with God and their relationships with one another."
  • Exodus 20:1-20, Lent 3B, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "God's grace happened before any requirements were set out in Exod 20."
  • Exodus 20:1-17, Lent 3B: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Exodus 20:1-17, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Exodus 20:1-17, Lent 3B, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "This is a point of high drama and significance in the Exodus narrative, and indirectly introduces us to the third great covenant between God and Israel, that established at Mt. Sinai with all Israel (Exodus 19-24)."
  • Commentary, Exodus 20:12, Christopher B. Davis, The African American Lectionary, 2008.
    • "Most modern biblical commentators generally assume that the promise of long life for honoring one?s father and mother was not personal, but national?the nation?s days would be made longer. This sentiment resonates with me and bears out my earlier contention that one can assess the state of a Union/a nation by how it treats its elders."
  • Desert Scribblings, Exodus 20:1-17, Geoff McElroy, 2009.
    • "God gives the law not because it is punitive; the law, in this case the Ten Commandments (or Words) serves as an ordering force for the life of the covenant community."
  • The Ten Commandments, James Arne Nestingen, The Lenten First Lessons, Word & World Texts in Context, Luther Seminary, 1985.
    • "How does a preacher of grace alone approach the Ten Commandments?"
  • "Law, Economy, Freedom and Community," Debra Dean Murphy, The Ecclesia Project, 2008.
    • "As we gather to receive the Eucharist, may we be reminded that we exist as a community of gift in which both Law and Gospel are the good news of God."
  • Desert Scribblings, Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Geoff McElroy, 2008.
    • "But first and foremost is the word: Remember!  Remember what has been done. 'I am the LORD, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, up from a house of slavery.'"
  • "Sabbath as Delight in Creation," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Sabbath," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002.
  • "Dancing the Decalogue," Thomas G. Long, The Christian Century, 2006.
    • "Understanding the Decalogue as a set of burdens overlooks something essential, namely that they are prefaced not by an order ? 'Here are ten rules. Obey them!' -- but instead by a breathtaking announcement of freedom: 'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery' (Ex. 20:2)."
  • "The Decalogue: Ten Words on Life, Love, and Justice," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2008.
  • Parshah Yitro, text, commentary, stories, sermons & articles from Chassidic Masters and others, from Chabad Lubavitch.
  • Environmental & earth-centered reflections, Nan Stokes, from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
    • "Increasing awareness of Biblical references to creation can suddenly surprise the reader who is looking for those references for the first time."
  • "God Spoke These Words," commentary by David F. Wells, The Christian Century, 2000. At Religion Online.
    • "What are the alternatives to worshiping God? There are four, according to the commandments..."
  • "Beware those Commandments," Dirk Dunfee, National Catholic Reporter, 2000.
    • "My point is simply that it is important to distinguish the Ten Commandments as they were given to the ancient Jews from someone's political platform."
  • Parshas Yisro, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox articles and studies on 18:1 - 20:23.
  • Parshat Yitro, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
  • "Liberated by Law: Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Year A," Perry Yoder. "Living the Word" from Sojourners Online, September/October, 1999.
    • "Perhaps it is this other side, the underside of the liberation shekel, that ought to give us in the West the most to ponder in reading the story of God’s salvation in Exodus. This God of Exodus, who saves the oppressed, is the God who judges the oppressor who will not let go."
  • The Old Testament Readings: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 (Pentecost 21A). Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "Preaching on this text can be somewhat challenging. It is easy to slip into a presumption of legalism, or sound negative. But such is not the intention of these commandments."
  • Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Proper 27: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
• Articles & Background:
  • Ten Commandments, Wikipedia.
  • "Caring as Honoring," Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
    • "Congregations are 'soul communities,' in which young and old are soul-mates, bound together as an extended family of God, who love, support, and sustain one another. They should assure that senior adults are cared for and honored as resourceful contributors to community life, wisdom-givers, exemplars of the faith, and worthy recipients of care. How do we make this biblical vision concrete in our lives?"
  • "Sabbath, a 'Little Jubilee,'" Richard H. Lowery, (other resources at) "Sabbath," Christian Reflection, 2006.
    • "Sabbath may be the key to our survival, prosperity, and sanity."
  • Pastor suggests positive ways of teaching the Ten Commandments in our churches, Rev. Bruce Gillette. Includes links to helpful study material.
  • "Law and Narrative in Exodus 19-24," Joe M Sprinkle, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
    • "Without denying the usefulness of attempts to systemize biblical regulations, this paper stresses the need to read the laws contextually within their narrative and legal-literary frameworks and vice versa."
  • "Is There a Place for the Ten Commandments?" Patrick D Miller, Theology Today, 2004.
  • Should the Ten Commandments Be Displayed in Public? (Adult Study)  By Nancy J. Duff  This study will begin by looking at arguments used for and against the public display of the Ten Commandments, also called the Decalogue. Then we will address a serious theological issue for Christians and Jews. Can we really separate the Ten Commandments into parts without losing the integrity of our faith in the God who gave them?
  • "Kol: Thunder, Shofar and the Voice of God - Drama at Mount Sinai," Jewish Heritage Online Monthly, May 2002.
    • "Literally voice or sound, kolot (plural of kol) is first used to describe the thunder, and then as the blast of the shofar."
  • "Decalogue," at the (1916) Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • The Living Commandments, John Shelby Spong, 1977. Full text of book online at Religion Online.
    • "I wanted to affirm the eternal truth that lies underneath this ancient code?a truth that has endured the test of time, but I also wanted to free that eternal truth from its rigid, ancient context so that it might be heard anew in the context of my world and my century. I wanted to perceive the heart of the law as the creator of wholeness rather than as the moralistic arbiter of goodness."
  • Radical Shabbat: Free Time, Free People. Rabbi Arthur Waskow. "Living the Word," in Sojourners Online, May/June 2000.
    • "Honorable work and restful renewal are both aspects of responsibility."
  • "Sabbath Chic," Monique Parsons at BeliefNet, August 2000.
    • "People of many faiths are finding the upside to downtime."
  • "And the Earth is Filled with the Breath of Life," Arthur Waskow, Cross Currents, 1997.
    • "We do the breathing, and we are the Breath. All of us. Not only do the trees breathe in what we breathe out, and we breathe in what the trees breathe out, but so do all the species, all the peoples."
  • St. Catherine Monastery: explore the monastery, artwork, etc.
    • "Set beneath the mountain where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments, Saint Catherine Monastery has been one of the world’s great centers of religious pilgrimage for over fifteen centuries."
  • "Keeping the Sabbath: Reviving a Christian Practice," Dorothy C. Bass. Adapted from Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People (1997). Republished at Religion OnLine.
    • "One day to resist the tyranny of too much or too little work and to celebrate with God and others, remembering thereby who we really are and what is really important. One day that, week after week, anchors a way of life that makes a difference every day."
  • Adultery: "Fire in the Bosom," from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible by Ronald L. Ecker.
  • "Sabbath Curiosities: Some You Knew and Most You Didn't," in Jewish Heritage Online Monthly's Topic of the Month, "Seven."
    • "According to an ancient rabbinic tradition, ghosts and spirits, both good and evil, owe their disembodied existence to the Sabbath. They were created late Friday afternoon, and before their creation was completed the Sabbath arrived. Hence they remained unfinished -- without bodies."
  • "A Liberal Decalogue," Bertrand Russell, 1951.
  • The Los Lunas Decalogue Stone
    • "The Los Lunas Inscription is an abridged version of the Decalogue or Ten Commandments, carved into the flat face of a large boulder resting on the side of Hidden Mountain, near Los Lunas, New Mexico, about 35 miles south of Albuquerque. The language is Hebrew, and the script is the Old Hebrew alphabet, with a few Greek letters mixed in."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Aldrich, Roy L., "The Mosaic Ten Commandments compared to their restatements in the New Testament," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1961.
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      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Arand, Charles P., "Luther on the God Behind the First Commandment," Lutheran Quarterly, 1994.
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  • Bailey, Kenneth C., "The Decalogue as Morality and Ethics," Theology Today, 1963.
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  • Bailey, Wilma Ann, "'You Shall Not Kill': The Meaning of RSH (rtsh) in Exodus 20:13," Encounter, 2004.
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  • Barrick, William D., "The Mosaic Covenant," Master's Seminary Journal, 1999.
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  • Bass, Dorothy C., "Christian Formation in and for Sabbath Rest," Interpretation, 2005.
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  • Bass, Dorothy C., "Keeping Sabbath: Reviving a Christian Practice," The Christian Century, 1997.
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  • Bass, Dorothy C., "The Practice of Keeping Sabbath," The Living Pulpit, 1998.
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  • Brueggemann, Walter, "The Commandments and Liberated, Liberated Bonding," Journal for Preachers, 1987.
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  • DiVito, Robert A., "Old Testament Anthropology and the Construction of Personal Identity," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.
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  • Duff, Nancy J., "Locating God in All the Wrong Places: The Second Commandment and American Politics," Interpretation, 2006.
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  • Eichrodt, Walther, "Law and the Gospel: The Meaning of the Ten Commandments in Israel and for Us," Interpretation, 1957.
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  • Hummel, Horace D., "A Meditation on the Decalogue: Exodus 20:1-17," Concordia Journal, 1979.
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  • Johnston, Scott Black, "Snares, Exodus 20:1-7; Judges 8:22-27," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
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  • Kravitz, Leonard S., "The Torah and Jesus," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
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  • Lehmann, Paul L., "The Commandments and the Common Life," Interpretation, 1980.
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  • Levenson, Jon D., "The Theologies of Commandment in Biblical Israel," Harvard Theological Review, 1980.
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  • Little, David, "Exodus 20:15, 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,'" Interpretation, 1980.
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  • Long, Thomas G., "Dancing the Decalogue," The Christian Century, 2006.
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  • Mankin, Jim, "The Meaning of the Ten Commandments for Today," Restoration Quarterly, 1992.
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  • Marcus, Joel, "Idolatry in the New Testament," Interpretation, 2006.
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  • McBride, S. Dean, "The Essence of Orthodoxy: Deuteronomy 5:6-10 and Exodus 20:2-6," Interpretation, 2006.
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  • Miller, Patrick D., "Is There a Place for the Ten Commandments?" Theology Today, 2004.
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  • Miller, Patrick D., "Preaching the First Commandment in a Pluralistic World," Journal for Preachers, 2004.
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  • Miller, Patrick D., "Preaching the Ten Commandments," Journal for Preachers, 2002.
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  • Nestingen, James Arne, "The Lenten First Lessons," Word & World, 1985.
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  • "No Other Gods," issue focus of Interpretation 60.2, 2006.
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  • Patrick, Dale, "The First Commandment in the Structure of the Pentateuch," Vetus Testamentum, 1995.
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  • Reno, R.R., "Pride and Idolatry," Interpretation, 2006.
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  • Roberts, Kathryn L., "Between Text & Sermon: Exodus 20:1-6," Interpretation, 2007.
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  • Sommer, Benjamin D., "The Source Critic and the Religious Interpreter," Interpretation, 2006.
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  • Sprinkle, Joe M., "Law and Narrative in Exodus 19-24," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
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  • Taylor, Barbara Brown, "Four Stops in the Wilderness," Journal for Preachers, 2001. (See especially section beginning on page 4.)
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  • Waskow, Arthur, "And the Earth Is Filled with the Breath of Life," Cross Currents, 1997.
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  • Wells, Bruce, "What Is Biblical Law? A Look at Pentateuchal Rules and Near Eastern Practice," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
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  • Wells, David F., "God Spoke These Words," The Christian Century, 2000.
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  • Wengert, Timothy J., "'Fear and Love' in the Ten Commandments," Concordia Journal, 1995.
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  • Worley, David R., "God's Gracious Love Expressed: Exodus 20:1-17," Restoration Quarterly, 1971.
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  • Wright, Christopher J.H., "The Israelite Household and the Decalogue: The Social Background and Significance of Some Commandments," Tyndale Bulletin, 1979.
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  • Yadin, Azzan, "QWL as Hypostasis in the Hebrew Bible," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2003.
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  • Yoder, John Howard, "Exodus 20:13, 'Thou Shalt Not Kill,'" Interpretation, 1980.
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• Reviews:
  • Reviews: William P. Brown, ed., The Ten Commandments: The Reciprocity of Faithfulness. Westminster John Knox, 2004. Reviews by William Johnstone, Bob Becking and Ralph Hawkins, in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Innocent Himbaza, Le Décalogue et l'histoire du texte: Etudes des formes textuelles du Décalogue et leurs implications dans l'histoire du texte de l'Ancien Testament. (Review is in English.) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/Academic Press, 2004. Review by Paul Sanders, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
• Sermons:
  • The Mandate: Positive And Purposeful, William A. Jones, SermonStudio.
  • "Oh, God, You Eat First!" Richard Niell Donovan, Lectionary.org.
  • "Moses," from an Old Testament Sermon Series, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
  • "The Hallowing of Time," the Rev. Dr. John Buchanan, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2001.
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Proper 22 (World Communion Sunday), Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2011.
  • "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," October 2, 2011 (World Communion Sunday), Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 and If Everybody Did by Jo Ann Stover.
  • Ten Commandments and Ten Fingers: Notes for a Sermon for Children of All Ages  A practical resource by Bruce and Carolyn Winfrey Gillette for remembering the Ten Commandments that will be enjoyed by adults and children.
  • "The Ten Commandments," "Wandering in the Wilderness," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "Guidance from God," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "Labor Day," "Obey Your Parents," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "God Gives the Rules for Living a Good Life," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "The Ten Commandments," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • "Ten Commandments," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • Exodus 20:3, Exodus 20:8, memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories.
• Drama:
  • "Traders of the Lost Ark," John McNeil, dramatix.
  • "The Seven Deadly Sins," Ron Vandenburg, dramatix.
  • "Confessing Other People's Sins," Glenn A. Hascall, dramatix.
  • "I Remember," Joanne Miller, dramatix.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Clip Art: Ten Commandments, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  • Commercial Site: The Work of the People - Exodus 20 - Films/Visual Liturgy based on RCL texts.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “Gifts of Love Our Lord Has Given,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, 1998. This hymn is a paraphrase of the Ten Commandments.  Tune: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Exodus 20:1, 2, 8, 10. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Moses
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Moses/Exodus
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Exodus

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• Easter Day - April 8
• Easter Evening - April 8

• Calendars
• YEAR A
• YEAR B
• YEAR C
• FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation)
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF TERRORISM/WAR/PEACE RESOURCES
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER

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