Each Generation

 

Shared Values of the Old and New Testaments

The Universal Lawmaker (4)

Do you know there are 2 times the 10 Commandments were given to Israel? One is Exodus 20:1-17 and presented on Mount Sinai to those Moses lead out of Egypt. The other is Deuteronomy 5:6-21, given to the the second generation of those present at Mt. Sinai. The Old and New Testaments emphasize passing spiritual law and understanding to each generation. It is not a transfer by osmosis or assuming your example is enough. It is active, conscious teaching, as seen today in church and temple communities, structured scriptural study, social activities, and parental relationship.

Psalm 78:5-6 (NIV)  5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, 6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born and they in turn would tell their children. 

Ephesians 6:4 (AMPC) 4 Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.

8/23/2026