The Tenth Commandment

Exodus 20:17 -- You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not
covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant,
nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.

I. Exposition

Covet = Literally "to delight in"
Covetousness is not the same as legitimate desire

II. This Commandment in Relation to the Other Nine

1. The Example of Ahab
   

2. The Example of David -- James 1:13-16 
   

   3. Covetousness is a Root Sin

III. The Penalty Prescribed by God's Law

IV. The Application of this Commandment to All Men

1.  This Commandment reminds us God is Omniscient
    Psalm 139

2.  This Commandment slays Pharisee-ism 

3. This Commandment reveals the Depths of sin and how sin operates
   in human beings – James 4:1-3

   V. The Satisfaction of this Commandment by Christ