The Tenth Commandment

The Tenth Commandment (Psalm 19:7-14; HC Q113-115)

1. Introduction: requirements of “You shall not covet…” (Exo. 20:17)
   a. Negative Requirements
   b. Positive Requirements

2. The Desirability of God’s Law (7-10)
   a. The goodness of God’s Law (7-9)
   b. Because God’s Law is so good, it should be our greatest desire (10)
   i. To covet is to desire something contrary to God’s Law.
   ii. If we believe God’s Law is good, we will desire it rather than desire sin (HC Q113).

3. The Right Understanding of God’s Law (11-14)
   a. Warns & Rewards (11)
   i. God’s Law Warns Us (11a)
   ii. Keeping God’s Law is Rewarded (11b)
   b. Exposes Sin & Drives us to Christ (12-13; HC Q115a)
   i. God’s Law Reveals our Sin and Misery
   1. Errors (12a)
   2. Hidden Faults (12b)
   3. Presumptuous Sins (13a)
   ii. God’s Law Drives us to Christ
   1. Christ frees us from the penalty of sin (12b, 13c)
   2. Christ frees us from the power of sin (13b)
   c. Teaches us the Way of Gratitude (14; HC Q115b)
   i. Holy words (14a)
   ii. Holy thoughts (14b; HC Q. 113)
   iii. All by the grace of God in Christ (14c)

4. Conclusion: Self-Examination (HC Q114)