Overview
The Bible addresses law of god, the across 30 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Exodus, Jeremiah and Matthew. Closely related themes include Decalogue, Commandments, the Ten, Desert, Journey of Israel Through The and Commandments. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus, Adam and Moses.
Key Bible verses about law of god, the
Old Testament
Exodus
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. bondage: Heb. servants
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Isaiah
But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. troop: or, Gad number: or, Meni, a pagan god
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Jeremiah
And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: imagination: or, stubbornness
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
New Testament
Matthew
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Romans
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: for that: or, in whom
(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
People in the Bible and law of god, the
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying law of god, the for yourself
- Begin with Exodus 20:2, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Exodus, Jeremiah and Matthew each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus, Adam and Moses and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Decalogue, Commandments, the Ten, Desert, Journey of Israel Through The and Commandments.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about law of god, the?
The Bible addresses law of god, the across 30 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Exodus, Jeremiah and Matthew. Closely related themes include Decalogue, Commandments, the Ten, Desert, Journey of Israel Through The and Commandments. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus, Adam and Moses.
How many Bible verses are about law of god, the?
The Bible references law of god, the in 30 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention law of god, the?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 20:2: “I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. bondage: Heb. servants”
Which people in the Bible are associated with law of god, the?
Jesus, Adam and Moses.
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