Deuteronomy 5 - Isaiah 23 – 2 Corinthians 6 – Revelations 5

Deuteronomy 5
- The 10 Commandments
- Moses gathers the people and reminds them of the covenant God made with them at Horeb
- God made the covenant with THIS generation not their fathers.
- Moses reminds them of how God spoke with them through the fire and Moses was in between them.
- The people were afraid of that fire and Moses spoke to them from God.
1) Have no other gods besides (before) me (God)
2) You shall not make for yourselves any carved idol
- you shouldn't serve it or bow down to it because God is a jealous God
- their iniquity will go down 3 -4 generations
- God will show steadfast love to the thousandth generation to those who love Him and keep His commandments.
3) Do not take God's name in vain.
4) Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.
-six days of work and one day of rest (for everyone including work animals)
- keeping the Sabbath reminds them of being freed from Egypt.
5) Honor your father and mother
- this will make your days long
- it will go well with you in the land
6) You shall not murder (Hebrew word means even death through carelessness)
7) Do not commit adultery
8) Do not steal
9) Do not bear false witness against your neighbor
10) Do not covet
- your neighbor's wife
- his field
- his donkey
- anything he has
- Moses reminds them that this is what God spoke to them and wrote on 2 stone tablets
- The elders and people at that time were amazed that God spoke to them, showing them His greatness and glory, and they lived.
- They were afraid that if God kept speaking to them they would die
- They sent Moses to speak with God directly and report back to them, promising they'd do whatever God instructed them to do through Moses.
- God said they were right to say this and God wished that they'd always have such a mind to fear Him and do what He commanded them to do so that it'd go well with them.
- God told Moses to stay with Him and send the people back to their tents while He instructed Moses.
- If they did all that God commanded them, it'd go well with them and they'd inherit the land.
- God warned them to listen and not swerve to the right or left.
- They were to walk in the way of the Lord so they would live and that it'd go well with them and they'd live a long time.

Isaiah 23
- Oracle concerning Tyre and Sidon
- Tyre will be without ship or harbor
- Those in Sidon should be still
- They were the merchant to many nations
- Sidon should be ashamed
- The sea will be against them (Is this like a hurricane or tidal wave?)
- Who will bring this against Tyre and Sidon who were once full of princes and honored all around the world
- The Lord has done it to put an end to their pride and to dishonor those who the world honored
- Will those in Canaan destroy Tyre and Sidon? (v.11)
- Those in Sidon will not find rest even across the sea.
- Assyria will make these places fit for only wild beasts (totally destroying them)
- Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years.
- Then they will sing like the prostitute in a song to be remembered.
- After 70 years they will prostitute themselves again among nations
- Her merchandise and wages will then be holy to the Lord
- How can her wages be holy if she is again prostituting herself to the nations?
- They will no longer hoard their merchandise but supply it to those who dwell before the Lord.

2 Corinthians 6
- Paul appeals to them not to receive the grace of God in vain.
- He quotes Isaiah 49:8 "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you."
- Paul says that NOW is that time
- Their ministry doesn't put obstacles in the way of others
- They don't want to fault God's ministry.
- Paul and the others commend themselves by their afflictions, hardships, beatings, imprisonments, labors, sleepless nights, hunger, purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God
- It's interesting that Paul starts with things that happen to them physically then progresses into the spiritual traits.
- They are this way through slander and praise.
- They are treated poorly but their ministry moves forward.
- They are treated as sorrowful but they can always rejoice.
- They are seen as having nothing but Paul says they possess everything
- Paul address the Corinthians by name and says he is not restricting them but they are restricted by their own affections.
- He speaks to them as children to "widen their hearts"
- Paul tells them not to be unequally yoked (married to an unbeliever)
- Righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial, temple of God and idols; do not belong together.
- Paul quotes from Leviticus 26:12 and Isaiah 52:11 merging these two quotes together.
- God said in these verses that He'd make them His people and walk among them, and they should be separate from other peoples, not touching anything unclean.
- God will welcome them as His children
- Because of these promises Paul says they should cleanse themselves of defilement bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- Cleansing yourself from sinful idols and worldliness brings about holiness

Revelations 5
- In the right of hand of the one seated on the throne there was a scroll
- It was written on front and back
- It was sealed with 7 seals.
- An angel asked who was worthy to open the scroll and break its seals.
- No one in heaven or earth or under the earth was able to open it.
- John wept because no one was worthy enough to open it
- One of the elders told John not to cry "the Lion of the tribe of Judah, root of David, who has conquered can open its 7 seals.
- John saw a lamb that looked like it was slain standing between the throne and the 4 living creatures.
- The lamb had 7 horns and 7 eyes which are the 7 spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- (This is the second reference to 7 spirits of God)
- The lamb took the scroll from the one seated on the throne
- When the lamb took it, the 4 creatures and 24 elders fell down before Him.
- They were all holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense (prayers of the saints)
- They sang that the lamb was worthy to take the scroll because He was slain and His blood ransomed people for God from every tribe and nation and they shall reign on earth.
- The angels (myriads and myriads or thousands of thousands) sang out with a loud voice " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!"
- Every creatures on, in, under earth and sea said, " To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessings, honor, and glory and might forever and ever."
- The 4 creatures ending by shouting Amen! and the elders again fell down and worshipped.