THE 9TH & 10TH COMMANDMENTS:
HELPING OUR NEIGHBOR KEEP ALL
THAT IS HIS
Lesson 27
Faith Foundations
Course One
WHAT DOES GOD COMMAND IN THE
9TH & 10TH COMMANDMENTS?
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
1. Read Philippians 4:11-13. Contentment is a
very great challenge for our sinful nature. By
the time the apostle Paul had written these
words, he had been hated, ridiculed,
imprisoned because of his faith, whipped
several times, beaten, and left for dead. He
had endured shipwreck on the way to trial. Yet
he said that he had learned the secret of
contentment. What do you think his secret
was?
He could do all things through Christ.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
2. Read Hebrews 13:5. Why is it possible to be
content?
God promises that he will never leave us.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
3. “Never will I leave you.” Tell how that
promise can make it possible to be content
even in the following circumstances:
a. Unexpected medical bills make it
necessary to see your house and move into
an apartment.
God promises to take care of you in this life
and give you a home in heaven in the next.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
3. “Never will I leave you.” Tell how that
promise can make it possible to be content
even in the following circumstances:
b. Mom tells you that you can’t afford the
brand-name clothes like all your friends are
wearing.
God’s promises for you are much more
valuable than what you wear.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
3. “Never will I leave you.” Tell how that
promise can make it possible to be content
even in the following circumstances:
c. You hoped to get the latest electronic
game for Christmas, but you got clothes
instead.
God knows what we need and what is best
for us.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
4. Recall Genesis 14:8-24. Abram rescued Lot
and the other people who had been
captured by Kedorlaomer. If Abram had
been greedy, he might have used his victory
to make himself rich. How?
He might have accepted the king’s offer and
taken all the plunder.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
5. Why was Abram able to be content with
what he had and to refuse the wealth the
king offered?
He knew that God—and not anyone else—
would provide for him.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
6. Philippians 2:4 teaches us about the
attitude we should have toward other
people and their property. What is that
attitude?
Be interested in the welfare of others rather
than our own.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
7. How did Abram display that attitude?
He risked his life to rescue Lot and the other
people.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
8. How might you reflect that attitude by your
actions in the following situations?
a. While shopping in a store, you see
someone put an item that hasn’t been paid
for into his or her coat pocket?
If it is a person you know, you should
discourage him/her from taking the item.
Otherwise you would warn the store
manager.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
8. How might you reflect that attitude by your
actions in the following situations?
b. A friend’s father can’t work because of an
injury. In order to get money to pay the
bills, the family offers to sell you their TV
and computer at a very low cost.
Perhaps you could give them a loan or gift.
Or you might organize a fund-raising event
for the family.
THE 9TH COMMANDMENT
8. How might you reflect that attitude by your
actions in the following situations?
c. As you are walking along the sidewalk,
you find a very valuable watch lying in the
grass.
You could notify the police, perhaps even
put a notice in the paper.
KEY POINT #1
God commands us…
to do all we can to help our neighbor keep his
property.
THE 10TH COMMANDMENT
9. Read Exodus 23:4,5. Why do you think God
emphasized that we should take back our
enemy’s animal or help our enemy whose
animal has fallen?
We should always be willing to help anyone
who is in need, friend and enemy alike.
THE 10TH COMMANDMENT
10.Recall Genesis 39:7-20. We often speak
about Joseph in connection with the 6th
Commandment because he resisted
committing adultery. But by doing so, he
also kept the 10th Commandment. In what
way?
He encouraged Potiphar’s wife to be faithful
to her husband.
THE 10TH COMMANDMENT
11.Philemon was a Greek Christian whose
slave, Onesimus, had run away. Read
Philemon 12. The apostle Paul hoped that
Philemon would allow Onesimus to stay
with Paul and work with him, but what did
he urge Onesimus to do?
Go back to his boss.
THE 10TH COMMANDMENT
12.Read Genesis 16:7-9. Sarai mistreated Hagar
so that she fled. What did the angel urge
Hagar to do?
Go back to Sarai and obey her.
THE 10TH COMMANDMENT
13.A friend asks, “Do you think I should stay with
my husband for the sake of our children, or
should I take this opportunity to develop the
relationship with the man at work?” How
would you respond?
Stay with your husband, not just for the sake of
your children but because you promised God
you would. Stay away from that man at work.
And talk to your pastor for help with God’s
Word to build a stronger marriage.
THE 10TH COMMANDMENT
14.Jerry considered “stealing” Don’s best
employee away from him by offering him a
higher salary. Do you approve?
No. It’s wrong. Be glad that Don has such a
valuable employee. Jerry can ask him for
some advice, but don’t take him away from
Don’s business.
KEY POINT #2
God commands us…
to urge our neighbor’s spouse, workers, and
animals to stay and do their duty.
WHAT DOES GOD COMMAND IN
THE 9TH & 10TH COMMANDMENTS?
1. God commands us to do all we can to help
our neighbor keep his property.
2. God commands us to urge our neighbor’s
spouse, workers, and animals to stay and do
their duty.
SUMMARY
God commands us to do all we can to help
our neighbor keep his property, spouse, and
workers.
The 9th & 10th Commandments
(Summary)
You shall not covet.
NT Books of the Bible—Part 2
1 & 2 Thessalonians Titus
1 & 2 Timothy
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 & 2 Peter
1,2,3 John
Jude
Revelation
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have,
because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”