The terms of the covenantExodus 20:1-17Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does God call this people, and which of the ten commands touch work, rest, property or wanting?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Which of those commands does your working life quietly break?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Which one will you obey deliberately this week, and how?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you talk with honestly about what it costs to keep these at work?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).