CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
Exodus XX, 3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
This command, although given in a negative form, enjoins the following positive duties:
1. That we must have a God, which, of course, is against atheism.
2. That we must have the Lord Jehovah for our God, which is against idolatry.
3. That we must have the only true God, the Lord Jehovah alone, for our God, and that is against Polytheism.
4. That all our services and acts of worship to the true and only God be performed with sincerity and true devotion. This is implied in the expression, before me, or in my sight.
1. Idolatry Forbidden.
Ex. XX, 3. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.