September 1, 2019
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Scriptures:
Jeremiah 2:1-8
The word of the Lord came to me: “Go
and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “ ‘I remember the devotion of your
youth, how as a bride you loved me and
followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
Israel was holy to the Lord, the
firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster
overtook them,’” declares the Lord.
Hear the word of the Lord, O house of
Jacob, all you clans of the house of Israel. This is what the Lord says:
“What fault did your fathers find in
me, that they strayed so far from me? They followed worthless idols and became
worthless themselves.
They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through
a land of deserts and rifts, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no
one travels and no one lives?’
I brought you into a fertile land to
eat its fruit and rich produce. But you
came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable.
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is
the Lord?’ Those who deal with the law did not know me; the leaders rebelled
against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, following worthless idols.
Jeremiah 2:21
“I had planted you like a choice vine of sound and
reliable stock. How then did you turn against me into a corrupt, wild vine?”
Exodus 20:1-21
And God spoke all these words:
“I am the Lord your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
“You shall have no other gods before
me.
“You shall not make for yourself
an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in
the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord
your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers
to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a
thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
“You shall not misuse the name of the
Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his
name.
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping
it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is
a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you,
nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals,
nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and
the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
“Honor your father and your mother,
so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not give false testimony
against your neighbor.
“You shall not
covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his
manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your
neighbor.”
When the people saw the thunder and
lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled
with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us
yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”
Moses said to the people, “Do not be
afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to
keep you from sinning.”
The people remained at a distance,
while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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