Behind this straightforward command is a perspective on sex that is as unusual in our culture as it was when it first appeared. But it's a perspective full of joy, of hope and of healing.

Human life is precious because God says it is. That means none of us has the right to take the life of anyone else. But there's far more to the sixth commandment than avoiding murder. If we've experienced the life-affirming, life-saving grace of God in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we will want to follow his lead in protecting and promoting vulnerable lives wherever we can.

The first commandment aimed at how we treat one another is the command to honor your father and mother. What makes this such a foundational command? What would it look like for us to obey it?

In a list of commandments, it can seem peculiar for God to require his people to rest. What did it mean for the Israelites to remember the Sabbath, and what does it mean for us today?

What does it mean to take God's name in vain, and how can we avoid it?

The command not to make and worship any images can seem like an easy command to obey. Really, we aren't as safe as we might believe. But by God's grace we can be.

What are the Ten Commandments, and why should we care about them?

God redeems his people not to leave them to themselves but to bring them to himself, where they can know the joy of true freedom--a relationship of trust and obedience, with God as their Father.

Israel is out of Egypt, but they are not yet in the Promised Land. In between lies a wilderness. But in this wilderness, and in ours, God continues the work he began in Egypt, showing us who he is and setting us free.

God continues to provide a way for his people to move from certain death to eternal life. First with Moses and now with Jesus, we can stand firm knowing God will fight for us.