Day 13

“You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself an image 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 parents 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.”

– Exodus 20:3-6

Additional reading: Isaiah 44:6-9,10-13,14-18,19-23

Even though God has said numerous times that He comes first and is a jealous God, the Israelites had a difficult time following those first couple of commandments. Continue reading →