Crimes against God
- Worship of false gods (Exodus 20:1-5; penalty 22:20)
- Spiritualism (Leviticus 20:27; penalty Exodus 22:18)
- Blasphemy (Leviticus 24:16; Deuteronomy 5:11; penalty Leviticus 24:16)
- Walk with God (Genesis 5:24; 6:9)
b) Be blameless. (Genesis 6:9)
c) Study God’s commands and be able to repeat them accurately. (Genesis 2:17 cp. 3:1-4)
d) Obey God (Genesis 6:22; 7:5, 9, 16; 8:15-18; Leviticus 18:4-5)
e) Take heed to obey God completely. (Genesis 12:1 cp v. 4)
f) Obey God even if you think there’s an advantage to disobeying. (Genesis 3:6-7; 6:2-7)
g) Obey God regardless of peer pressure. (Genesis 3:17)
h) Obey God even if it seems less efficient. (Genesis 9:1, 7 cp 11:4)
i) Obey even if it means persecution. (Genesis 16:9-10)
j) Obey even if it means personal pain. (Genesis 17:23-27)
k) Obey regardless of curiosity (Genesis 3:6; 19:26)
l) Obey regardless of personal loss. (Genesis 21:11-14)
m) Obey regardless of fear. (Genesis 19:19-23 cp. 19:30-36)
n) Obey even when it seems unfair. (Genesis 20:1-7)
o) Believe what God tells you. (Genesis 15:6; 21:1-2)
p) Do not hurry ahead of God. (Genesis 15:2-4 cp. 16:1-4)
q) Develop a sense of God’s constant presence (Genesis 17:1)
r) Be devout. (Genesis 17:1)
s) Do not doubt God. (Genesis 17:17-19; 18:11-14)
t) Command your children and your house after you to keep the way of the LORD. (Genesis 18:19)
u) Do what is right and just. (Genesis 18:19)
v) Be willing to haggle with God for justice and mercy – even for the wicked. (Genesis 18:23-33; 20:4-6)
Crimes Against God, Positive Commands Concerning
1. Believe in Yahweh as the Only Source of Power in the Universe. (Exodus 20:2)
2. Submit to Yahweh as the Supreme Head, to be in unity with Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
3. Love Yahweh with all your heart, soul, and might. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
4. Reverence Yahweh by Keeping His Laws. (Deuteronomy 6:12-13, 25)
5. Serve Yahweh. (Exodus 23:25)
6. Hold fast to Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 10:20)
7. Taking an oath by Yahweh's Name. (Deuteronomy 6:13)
8. Walk in Yahweh's ways. (Deuteronomy 28:9)
9. Sanctify Yahweh's Name. (Leviticus 22:32)
10. Read (study and meditate on) the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
11. Teach the Book of the Law to our children. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
12. Bind the Law upon our hands. (Deuteronomy 6:8)
13. Bind (write) the Law upon our minds. (Deuteronomy 6:8)
14. Preach and publish Yahweh's Law. (Deuteronomy 6:9)
15. Gather for the reading of the Law every seventh year. (Deuteronomy 31:10-13)
16. A king must acquire and apply the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 17:18-20)
17. Acquire the Book of the Law. (Deuteronomy 31:19)
18. Be thankful to Yahweh in prayer, praise, and deed. (Deuteronomy 8:10)
Negative Commands Concerning
1. Do not trust in any power but Yahweh. (Exodus 20:3)
2. Do not make images of the gods (false gods) to be worshiped (Exodus 20:4)
3. Do not take on the character of the gods (the false gods). (Leviticus 19:4)
4. Do not make gods (false gods) out of anything. (Exodus 20:23)
5. Do not bow down to any false god. (Exodus 20:5)
6. Do not worship, serve, obey nor follow the ways (laws) of the false gods. (Deuteronomy 4:15-19)
7. Do not sacrifice children to any false god. (Leviticus 18:21)
8. Do not seek after mediums. (Leviticus 19:31)
9. Do not seek after familiar spirits. (Leviticus 19:31)
10. Do not seek to learn the ways of the false gods in order to follow them. (Deuteronomy 12:30)
11. Do not use a sacred pillar or pole for the worship of Yahweh, do not set the Feasts by it. (Deuteronomy 16:21-22)
12. Do not make false gods out of carved stone. (Leviticus 26:1)
13. Do not worship Asherah, the Queen of Heaven. (Deuteronomy 16:21)
14. Do not vow or worship in the name of a false god. (Exodus 23:13)
15. Do not teach or entice any community to worship false gods. (Deuteronomy 13:12-14)
16. Do not teach or entice any individual to worship false gods. (Deuteronomy 13:6-8)
17. Do not listen to any one who teaches or practices idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
18. Do not give in to anyone who teaches or practices idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
19. Do not pity anyone who teaches idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
20. Do not spare anyone who teaches idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
21. Do not conceal the fact when someone tries to teach idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:8)
22. Do not lust after the wealth of the false gods. (Deuteronomy 7:25)
23. Do not rebuild that which has been devoted to idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:16)
24. Do not make use of property used for idolatry (the worship of false gods). (Deuteronomy 13:17)
25. Do not bring idolatry (the worship of false gods) into the sanctuary of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 7:26)
26. Do not teach in the name of any false god. (Deuteronomy 18:20)
27. Do not teach or prophesy falsely in the Name of Yahweh. (Deuteronomy 18:20)
28. Do not listen to one who teaches in the name of any false god. (Deuteronomy 13:3-4)
29. Do not reverence one who teaches in the name of any false god. (Deuteronomy 18:22)
30. Do not imitate the ways of idolaters (worshipers of false gods) or practice their customs. (Leviticus 20:23)
