Re:Verse passage – Exodus 20:1-17 (day six)
“This is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”-Jesus, John 17:3
This is a first; a significant introduction. Up to this point stories of God had been handed down from Abraham to Jacob, and onto his sons, grandsons, and great grandsons, but nothing had been written down, until now. God sets a new precedent, that His Word would become His primary and most concrete form of revelation, with the Ten Commandments serving as a formal introduction to a chosen people.
And not just a greeting, but an introduction to eternal life. God gives His people His written law, so they might know Him, love and obey Him, and thus have eternal life. The law tells us, there is no god like our God.
The law proclaimed it, Jesus, the Word, fulfilled it.
If there is any lesson learned and the impact of God’s principles or law, it is about obedience to the God who created us and the law for eternal life. The world seems to lose track of the real God and the origins of morality.
Obedience to God’s commandments, in my view, should bring peace, harmony, love for God and neighbors, and fulfillment and joy to all people from all nations. It is the real answer to all of our problems on this earth, individually and collectively.
It is a spiritual guarantee to have an eternal life. The choice is ours, Heaven or Hell! Whom do we fear?