I Am the LORD your God I (The Premise)
Text: Leviticus 19
6 September 2009
(I) A PROMINENT PHRASE
1. A solemn declaration
“I am the LORD your God” Leviticus 19:4
2. A significant phrase
a) In its implications
b) In its applications
(II) MEANING OF THE PHRASE
1. A declaration of the doctrine of God’s Lordship
2. A demand from all servants to submit to His Lordship
3. A deep application of Lordship
a) Israel
b) Levites
c) Individuals
(III) THE CONCEPT OF “PREMISE”
1. It offers the basis of an action
2. It offers a solid foundation for deeds
3. It offers a solid Biblical reason for God’s commandments
(IV) A SURVEY OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT (Leviticus 19)
1. To be holy (Leviticus 19:2a)
Premise: “I the LORD Your God is holy” Leviticus 19:2b
2. To revere parents and keep Sabbaths (Leviticus 19:3a)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:3b
3. To reject idolatry (Leviticus 19:4a)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:4b
4. Care and concern for the poor (Leviticus 19:9-10)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:10d
5. Command not to take God’s name in vain (Leviticus 19:12)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:12c
6. Ill-treatment of the weak and sickly forbidden (Leviticus 19:14)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:14d
7. Commandment not to harm neighbours (Leviticus 19:16)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:16c
8. Commandment to love neighbours (Leviticus 19:17-18)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:18d
9. Law concerning partaking of the fruit of the land (Leviticus 19:23-25)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:25c
10. Law forbidding abuse of the body (cuttings/ tattoos) (Leviticus 19:28)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:28c
11. Reverential regard for the Sabbath and the Sanctuary (Leviticus 19:30a)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:30b
12. Rejection of all occultic activities (Leviticus 19:31)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:31c
13. A special regard for the older generation (Leviticus 19:31)
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:31b
14. Love for “strangers” (Leviticus 19:33-34)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:34b
15. Command to practise honesty in business (Leviticus 19:35-36)
Premise: “I am the LORD Your God” Leviticus 19:36e
16. Command to observe all God’s statutes and judgments
Premise: “I am the LORD” Leviticus 19:37b
(V) LESSON INTENDED
To practise Lordship seriously and consistently!