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Episode 4252 │ October 18, 2026
Brad Cummings on the Ten Words: “God is not imposing Himself upon people; He’s inviting them into a relationship.”
WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS
Brad Cummings and Scott Kesterson continue the Ten Words series, reading Exodus 20 as a covenant offer and not a list of rules. Brad ties Sinai to the burning bush, to Abram’s covenant in Genesis 15, and to a marriage vow. Scott adds how group pressure and the cost of giving up a belief can explain why Israel backed away from God’s voice.
KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED
- Why does Brad say the Ten Commandments are ten words of covenant and not rules to keep on our own?
- What does Genesis 15 show about who carries the promise when God makes a covenant?
- Why did Israel pull back from God’s voice at Sinai, and what does that teach us today?
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