The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment “You shall not murder.” Exodus 20:13 This obviously is a commandment that is prohibited both by God, and also in our society today. There is nothing that could ever justify taking the life of another person, as a life in God’s eyes is too important. There are numerous scriptures that God has given us throughout the Bible that tell us the penalty for taking someone else’s life. In Matthew 5:21 it states “Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.” Numbers 35:16 says “If a man strikes someone with an iron object so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death. Or if anyone has a stone in his hand that could kill, and he strikes someone so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.” There is severe penalties put on murder both by God and our society today, for taking someone’s life as well as there should be. There is no excuse for murder, and God does not allow it, and through this commandment makes it one of His laws. God values life too much to have it taken away. In Leviticus 24:17 he says “If anyone takes the life of a human being, he must be put to death.” God sent his son Jesus to earth to suffer and die on the cross to save us from our sins. He made the ultimate sacrifice for us, and gave his life for our life, and for us to take someone’s life is an unpardonable sin in the sight of God. The laws of man has taken this commandment and made a mockery of it today, as it condones the murder of innocent babies, still in their mother's womb, as 1.3 million babies are murdered each day in our abortion mills. God tells us that He knows us even in our mother's wombs, and even knows the number of hairs on our heads. We must be careful to keep God's laws and mans laws separate, as God will judge those that break His laws, even though under man's laws we are held blameless. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven​ April 6