Monday

Day 68: Duties of the First Commandment, part 2

Westminster Larger Catechism Q. 104,
Shorter Catechism Q. 48,
Larger Catechism Q. 106


Review:

Shorter Catechism
Q. 45. Which is the first commandment?
A. The first commandment is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Q.46. What is required in the first commandment?
A. The first commandment requireth us to know and acknowledge God to be the only true God, and our God [h]; and to worship and glorify him accordingly [i].

Larger Catechism
Q. 104. What are the duties required in the first commandment?
A. The duties required in the first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God [o]; and to worship and glorify him accordingly [p], by thinking [q], meditating [r], remembering [s], highly esteeming [t], honouring [v], adoring [w], choosing [x], loving [y], desiring [z],

continuing from yesterday:

fearing of him [a]; believing him [b]; trusting [c], hoping [d], delighting [e], rejoicing in him [f]; being zealous for him [g]; calling upon him, giving all praise and thanks [h], and yielding all obedience and submission to him with the whole man [i]; being careful in all things to please him [k], and sorrowful when in any thing he is offended [l]; and walking humbly with him [m].

fearing of him [a];

[a] Isaiah 8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

believing him [b];

[b] Exodus 14:31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

trusting [c],

[c] Isaiah 26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

hoping [d],

[d] Psalm 130:7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

delighting [e],

[e] Psalm 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

rejoicing in him [f];

[f] Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

being zealous for him [g];

[g] Romans 12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Numbers 25:11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

calling upon him, giving all praise and thanks [h],

[h] Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

and yielding all obedience and submission to him with the whole man [i];

[i] Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

being careful in all things to please him [k],

[k] 1 John 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

and sorrowful when in any thing he is offended [l];

[l] Jeremiah 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Psalm 119:136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

and walking humbly with him [m].

[m] Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?


Q. 45. Which is the first commandment?
A. The first commandment is, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Q. 48. What are we specially taught by these words "before me" in the first commandment?
A. These words "before me" in the first commandment teach us, That God, who seeth all things, taketh notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God [o].

[o] Ezekiel 8:5-6 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the alter this image of jealousy in the entry. Ver.6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations, etc., to the end of the Chapter.
Psalm 44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Ver.21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.


Q. 106. What are we specially taught by these words before me in the first commandment?
A. These words before me or before my face, in the first commandment, teach us, that God, who seeth all things, taketh special notice of, and is much displeased with, the sin of having any other God: that so it may be an argument to dissuade from it, and to aggravate it as a most impudent provocation [l]: as also to persuade us to do as in his sight, whatever we do in his service [m].

[l] Ezekiel 8:5-6 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. Ver.6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. [to the end of the chapter]
Psalm 44:20-21 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Ver.21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

[m] 1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.


End of Lesson, Day 68


For Further Study:

What Does "Coram Deo" Mean? by R.C. Sproul Ligonier Ministries Blog

Fear of God Bible verses "fear of god" Fear of God The Fear of God by J. Gresham Machen

Shorter Catechism Q. 48

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