No Disrespect

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No Disrespect
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• Exodus 207
• You shall You shall not misuse the name of the
  LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone
  guiltless who misuses his name.

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• I. What Did This Mean to Them?

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• A. Whats in a name?

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 1. How were names in ancient times different than
  names today?

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 1. How were names in ancient times different than
  names today?
• Ungers Bible Dictionary - The name was almost
  the same as the person it identified. They
  generally expressed some personal characteristic,
  some incident connected with the birth, some
  hope or wish or prayer of the parent
  henceforth the child embodied it, for the
  parents sake, felt it like a personal vow made
  his life an effort to realize it.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 1. How were names in ancient times different than
  names today?
• Luke 159 - On the eighth day they came to
  circumcise the child, and they were going to name
  him . . .

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 2. Examples
• a. Isaac (???????) laughter.
• Genesis 216 - Sarah said, God has brought me
  laughter, and everyone who hears about this will
  laugh with me.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 2. Examples
• b. Esau (??????) hairy.
• Genesis 2525 - The first to come out was red,
  and his whole body was like a hairy garment so
  they named him Esau.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 2. Examples
• c. Jacob (???????) supplanter.
• Genesis 2525-26 - The first to come out was red,
  and his whole body was like a hairy garment so
  they named him Esau. After this, his brother came
  out, with his hand grasping Esaus heel so he
  was named Jacob.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 2. Examples
• d. Moses (??????) drawn out.
• Exodus 210 - When the child grew older, she took
  him to Pharaohs daughter and he became her son.
  She named him Moses, saying, I drew him out of
  the water.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 2. Examples
• e. Jesus (??s???) savior.
• Matthew 121 - She will give birth to a son, and
  you are to give him the name Jesus, because he
  will save his people from their sins.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• 2. Examples
• f. Emmanuel (?µµa?????) God is with us.
• Matthew 121-23 - She will give birth to a son,
  and you are to give him the name Jesus, because
  he will save his people from their sins. All this
  took place to fulfill what the Lord had said
  through the prophet The virgin will be with
  child and will give birth to a son, and they will
  call him Immanuel  which means, God with us.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• A. Whats in a name?
• B. So, whats the Lords name?

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• A. Whats in a name?
• B. So, whats the Lords name?
• 1. Yaweh (??????) I Am Who I Am.
  (Jehovah)
• Exodus 314 - God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM.
  This is what you are to say to the Israelites I
  AM has sent me to you.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• A. Whats in a name?
• B. So, whats the Lords name?
• 2. God is, always will be!
• Unique - Majestic - Beyond Understanding

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• A. Whats in a name?
• B. So, whats the Lords name?
• C. How do the Jews respect this name?

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• C. How do the Jews respect this name?
• 1. Misuse (?????????) deceptive, false, empty.
  In KJV - vain.

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I. What Did This Mean to Them?

• C. How do the Jews respect this name?
• 1. Misuse (?????????) deceptive, false, empty.
  In KJV - vain.
• 2. The Jews never pronounce it!

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• I. What Did This Mean to Them?
• II. What Should This Mean to You?

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• A. How about swearing, using vulgarity in your
  speech?

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• A. How about swearing, using vulgarity in your
  speech?
• 1. Your words carry more power than you realize.
• James 514-15 - This is the confidence we have in
  approaching God that if we ask anything
  according to his will, he hears us. And if we
  know that he hears us whatever we ask we know
  that we have what we asked of him.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• A. How about swearing, using vulgarity in your
  speech?
• 1. Your words carry more power than you realize.
• Matthew 1720 - He replied, Because you have so
  little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have
  faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to
  this mountain, Move from here to there and it
  will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• A. How about swearing, using vulgarity in your
  speech?
• 1. Your words carry more power than you realize.
• 2. Your words must not be used flippantly.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• 2. Your words must not be used flippantly.
• James 310 - Out of the same mouth come praise
  and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• 2. Your words must not be used flippantly.
• James 310 - Out of the same mouth come praise
  and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.
• Colossians 38 - But now you must rid yourselves
  of all such things as these anger, rage, malice,
  slander, and filthy language from your lips.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• 2. Your words must not be used flippantly.
• Matthew 1236-37 - But I tell you that men will
  have to give account on the day of judgment for
  every careless word they have spoken. For by your
  words you will be acquitted, and by your words
  you will be condemned.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• 2. Your words must not be used flippantly.
• Matthew 1236-37 - But I tell you that men will
  have to give account on the day of judgment for
  every careless word they have spoken. For by your
  words you will be acquitted, and by your words
  you will be condemned.
• Ephesians 56 - Let no one deceive you with empty
  words, for because of such things Gods wrath
  comes on those who are disobedient.

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II. What Should This Mean to You?

• A. How about swearing, using vulgarity in your
  speech?
• B. How about putting the Lords name in a vulgar
  context?

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• Gods name is so sacred - but we use it so
  lightly.
• Lets decide from now on to respect Gods Holy
  Name!