- Read Deuteronomy 5:1-6 together. Moses tells this generation that the covenant was made with them, not their parents — even though their parents were the ones at the mountain. Why do you think he says it that way? Where do you find yourself relating to God based on someone else’s faith rather than your own?
- The farmer in the story never renounces God. He adds Baal because he needs to feed his children and his neighbor knows how to farm. Where do you see that pattern — not replacing God, but adding something alongside him because it seems to work?
- Genesis says humanity is God’s tselem, his statue — the place where his presence is located and made visible. If a community is meant to be the visible form of God’s rule, what would someone learn about God from watching our life together?
- The word for “in vain” in verse 11 means empty rather than false — the commandment is about carrying the name, not saying it. What is the difference between saying God’s name and carrying it? Have you seen someone do one without the other?
- Ezekiel and Paul both say God’s name is profaned among outsiders because of the people who bear it. What is one specific practice you could change this month so that the name you carry arrives with weight?
