Which is the first commandment?
The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me.a
- aExodus 20:3
Beddome's Scriptural Exposition 6 questions answered from Scripture
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Is the belief and worship of a Deity one of the principles of natural religion? Yes.
“For all people will walk every one in the name of their God” Micah 4:5
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But is it more strongly inculcated in the divine word? Yes.
“Worship the Lord” Psalm 29:2
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Did the sin of having many gods prevail in the early ages of the world? Yes.
“Wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?” Genesis 31:30
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And were God’s own people soon infected with it? Yes.
“Up, make us gods” Exodus 32:1
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Is this sin absolutely forbidden in the first commandment? Yes.
“For first of all the commandments is this, hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord” Mark 12:29
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And was it severely punished in those that were guilty of it? Yes.
“For the Lord plagued the people because they made the calf” Exodus 32
Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795), pastor at Bourton-on-the-Water. Verses from the King James Version.
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