The One and Only

Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before me.”

I started another topical Bible Study on the subject of the Ten Commandments of God. The Ten Commandments are the first laws that God revealed to Moses in the Old Testament, so they occupy a special place in that legal code from our Almighty Creator. The Ten Commandments are not mere suggestions or guidelines, but the blessed everlasting laws of our sovereign omnipotent Heavenly Father to us.

Romans 13:8-10 “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, summed up in this one rule: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.”

This passage proves that these laws of God have a significance for God’s people that transcends culture. The Ten Commandments are a summary of the enduring moral law of God. God’s demand that we have no other gods before Him stands at the head of the Ten Commandments. This law should not be understood in the sense of rank, as if there are truly other gods and that God is merely the highest. There are no rival deities to Yahweh, the Creator of all. Yet, anything that we place a higher priority and importance than our Heavenly Father is a god to us that we serve. The first commandment means no other gods exist before the face of Lord God; before His omnipresent presence and between His holy face and ours.  

Deuteronomy 5:7 “You shall have no other gods before me.”

The study points out that because the God of Holy Scripture is the one and only true God, we are obligated to render worship unto Him alone. No having and serving other gods. God disciplined the Israelites when they served the Baals and the Ashteroth in Judges 2:11-15. The Old Testament also looked forward to the day when the other nations would abandon their false gods and worship the one and only true God; a day that comes to fulfillment in Christ as people from all tribes and tongues worship Yahweh God through Christ. Lord God Almighty alone is God and should receive our ultimate trust and allegiance. God is for us. Only He cannot fail us. In God We Trust. The One and Only.

Blessings