Name: ______________________________
Parent’s Signature: ____________________________________
Pastor Conner
The Ten Commandments and First Table
Confirmation 2015-2016
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Read Exodus 19 and 20 out loud with your parents . What did you read about?
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Write three things you learned.
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Write three things your parents learned.
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Read Exodus 19:3-4 with your parents . From whom did the Lord redeem Israel?
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Read Exodus 1:6-14 with your parents . Describe what you learned about Israel’s life in Egypt.
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Read Exodus 19:5-6 with your parents . What does the Lord promise the people of Israel?
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Read 1 Peter 2:9-10 with your parents . What do you notice about these verses in relation to Exodus 19:5-
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8.
Read Exodus 19:10-12 with your parents .
What did God instruct Moses to do?
Why do you think God had the people set up limits around the mountain? Ask your parents.
9.
Read Exodus 19:16-19 and 1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 with your parents . What do these verses have in common? What do they suggest to you about the presence of God? Discuss this with your parents.
10.
Read Exodus 20:1-21 (the giving of the Ten Commandments) with your parents . What did you learn about fearing God?
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Why does God give us commands? With your parents read Exodus 20:20 and Deuteronomy 4:40.
To keep us from ________________.
So that it may _____ ________ ________ ________.
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In the remainder of this assignment you will study the first three commandments of the Ten
Commandments. These commandments are often referred to as “The First Table of the Law.”
(If you recall from the reading from Exodus 20, God gave the Ten Commandments on two tablets or tables of stone.) The first three commandments address our relationship to God.
We will refer to these as “vertical commands.” List the first three commandments (just the commandments, not the meanings). Open your catechism to pages 11-12 to find the commandments.
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13.
Sometimes the Ten Commandments are referred to as God’s “law.” What is “the law”? Turn to page
305 in your Lutheran Catechesis book for the answer.
14.
Write out the explanation to the first commandment (on page 11 in your catechism).
15.
What does it mean to fear God? (look on page 305 in your Lutheran Catechesis book)
16.
With your parents read Isaiah 6:5. What was his response to seeing a vision of the Lord? How does this relate to “fearing God”?
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With your parents read Psalm 47:2. What does it say about the Lord? How does this relate to “fearing
God”?
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What does it mean to love God? (see pg. 305 in your Lutheran Catechesis book)
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With your parents read John 14:15. What does it say about loving God?
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20.
With your parents read the Excerpts from the Large Catechism on the First Commandment section on page 37 in your Lutheran Catechesis book. In your own words, define what it means to have a god.
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With your parents read Luke 16:19-31. What was the rich man’s god?
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With your parents read 2 Corinthians 9:11. Why does God bless some people with so much?
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With your parents read the Summary of the Bible Story on page 35 in your Lutheran Catechesis book and then journal about what you learned.
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What did your parents learn?
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24.
Write out the explanation to the second commandment. (see pg. 11-12 in your catechism)
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With your parents read Psalm 113:3, 124:8, and 148:13 and 1 Corinthians 6:11, and
Philippians 2:9. What did you learn about God’s name?
26.
Define “curse,” “swear,” and “satanic arts.” See pg. 306 in your
Lutheran Catechesis book.
Curse:
Swear:
Satanic arts:
27.
With your parents read James 3:9-10. What did you learn about cursing?
28.
With your parents read Leviticus 19:12. What did you learn about swearing?
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With your parents read Leviticus 19:31. What did you learn about satanic arts?
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With your parents read Excerpts from the Large Catechism on the Second Commandment on page 39 in your Lutheran Catechesis book. List three things you learned.
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31.
Write out the explanation to the third commandment. (see pg. 12 in your catechism.)
32.
Define “Sabbath.” See pg. 306 in your binder.
33.
What does the explanation to the third commandment say to you about worship attendance?
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With your parents read Excerpts from the Large Catechism on the Third Commandment on page 41 in your
Lutheran Catechesis book. List three things that you learned.
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35.
With your parents read pages 43-45 in your Lutheran Catechesis book,
A Look at the Divine Liturgy , and list three things you learned.
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List three things your parents learned.
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