⁴ “You shall not make for yourself [a]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. ⁵ You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, ⁶ but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. —Exodus 20:4-6

Introduction

I. The Command (4-5a)

II. The Cause (5b)

III. The Consequences (5c-6)

A. The Punishment
Ezekiel 18:20

B. The Promise

Conclusion