“The Fire of Desire: Don’t Covet; Be Content!” Exodus 20:17 Bible Study ✞-word Puzzle | 6.19.24
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- 1. Coveting can lead to ____, deceiving one’s neighbor financially (Lev 19:11-13; Mic 2:2; Mk 10:19).
- 6. If we love our _____ (Lev 19:18; Mt 22:39), we should not covet what belongs to them (Rom 13:9-10). Coveting causes quarrels and fights in the ____-hood (Jas 4:1-2).
- 8. Coveting can lead to ____, breaking the Eighth Commandment (Ex 20:15; Jos 7:20-21).
- 10. Coveting can lead to ____ and all kinds of unjust killing, breaking the Sixth Commandment (Ex 20:13; 1 Ki 21:2, 12-14; 2 Sam 12:9-10; Jas 4:1-3).
- 11. (Two Words) Coveting can lead to bearing ____ ____ against one’s neighbor, breaking the Ninth Commandment (Ex 20:16; 1 Ki 21:2, 12-14).
- 12. The Tenth Commandment says, “You shall not ___” (twice) (Ex 20:17)! We should not wrongly desire that which belongs to someone else (cf. Dt 5:21, Dt 7:25; Jos 7:20-21; Pr 6:25; Mic 2:2).
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- 2. Coveting can lead to _____, breaking the Seventh Commandment (Ex 20:14; 2 Sam 11:2-4).
- 3. A ___ can be holy and wholesome (Gen 2:9; Ps 19:9-10). But sinful ____ often leads to seeking to sinfully acquire (Gen 3:6). Coveting in one’s heart (cf. Mt 15:18-19; Lk 6:45) is the gateway to ungodliness, the spark that ignites the fire of sin.
- 4. ____ is considered idolatry (Col 3:5). And ____-y people will not inherit the Kingdom of God (Eph 5:3-5).
- 5. Coveting this world’s vain riches can lead a person to _____ from the Christian faith, forsaking Christ ___ (1 Tim 6:9-10).
- 7. The cure for covetousness is being ____ through Christ (Heb 13:5; 1 Tim 6:6-8; Php 4:12-13).
- 9. Sinful desire leads to sin, which leads to ____ (Jas 1:13-15; Jos 7:20-21, 25-26; 1 Ki 21:2-4, 12-14, 22:34f.; 2 Sam 12:9-10; Eph 5:3-5).