Deuteronomy 5:7

“Thou shalt have none other gods before me.”

"Thou shalt have none other gods before me." - Deuteronomy 5:7
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What does Deuteronomy 5:7 mean?

Deuteronomy 5:7 (KJV) states, "Thou shalt have none other gods before me." This commandment, one of the Ten Commandments given by God to the Israelites through Moses, holds deep and profound meaning for believers. The first commandment is a fundamental principle of faith and…

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The Primacy of God: A Call to Undivided Devotion

Deuteronomy 5:7 declares, "Thou shalt have none other gods before me." This commandment, a cornerstone of biblical faith, reveals not only the character of God but also the nature of our relationship with Him. It establishes a divine hierarchy that demands our total allegiance…

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A Prayer of Dedication to the One True God

O Lord, our God, the Creator of the universe, we humbly come before You today, recognizing Your sovereignty and greatness. Your Word declares in Deuteronomy 5:7, "Thou shalt have none other gods before me." We stand in awe of Your holiness, and today, we dedicate our hearts…

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Deuteronomy 5:7 - "Thou shalt have none other gods before me."
Deuteronomy 7:5 - "But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire."
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Deuteronomy 5:17 - "Thou shalt not kill."
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Deuteronomy 5:19 - "Neither shalt thou steal."
Deuteronomy 5:18 - "Neither shalt thou commit adultery."
Deuteronomy 28:5 - "Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Deuteronomy 5:2 - "The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb."
Deuteronomy 5:30 - "Go say to them, Get you into your tents again."
Deuteronomy 3:7 - "But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves."
"Thou shalt not kill." - Deuteronomy 5:17
Deuteronomy 5:13 - "Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:"
Deuteronomy 1:5 - "On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,"
Deuteronomy 5:5 - "(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,"
Deuteronomy 5:20 - "Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Deuteronomy 5:4 - "The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire,"
Deuteronomy 32:5 - "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation."
Deuteronomy 14:5 - "The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois."
Deuteronomy 5:10 - "And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments."
Deuteronomy 5:12 - "Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee."
Deuteronomy 11:5 - "And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;"
Deuteronomy 34:5 - "¶ So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD."
"Neither shalt thou steal." - Deuteronomy 5:19
"But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire." - Deuteronomy 7:5
Deuteronomy 19:7 - "Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee."
Deuteronomy 33:5 - "And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together."
Deuteronomy 10:7 - "From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters."
Deuteronomy 11:7 - "But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did."