The First Commandment: Depending on God

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 15, 2021 · 4m

READ: EXODUS 20:3; DEUTERONOMY 5:7; PSALM 46 "You must not have any other god but me” (Exodus 20:3; Deuteronomy 5:7). To the Israelites, this command was actually kind of crazy. In that time and place in history, it was common and expected to worship more than one god. Do you want your crops to grow? Go sacrifice to the rain god. Want your animals to have more babies? Head on over to the fertility god’s temple. There was a god for every aspect of life, and if you wanted something from these gods, you had to do something for them. God’s rule was radically different. God called His people to be…