1, "I am the Lord your God" (1-6)

Though the Lord actually spoke to their fathers, Moses told the people assembled at the Jordan River to learn and follow the decrees and laws of the Lord. He told them that the Lord made a covenant with them at Horeb, and that it was them that he spoke to at that time. It was such a fearful sight that the people asked Moses to intercede. There the Lord prefaced the proclamation of the Ten Commandments, saying, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." His covenant with them originated in his calling of them, out of slavery and to himself.

2. The Ten Commandments (7-21)

God's covenant is sustained based on his word to us, and our obedience to him. It is our link to life. The first four commands teach us to honor, love and worship God only. The final six teach us to love others as those who are also bound to the Lord as his covenant people. Practicing obedience to God's commands is how we grow to know who he is. God met his people at Horeb face to face; when we follow his word, we also meet our God newly.