Text: Exodus 20:7
August 30, 2026
Exodus 20:7 7"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name
in vain.

I. The Command: v7a
A. "You Shall Not…" (Heb. Lo=Emphatic NO!)
B. "take…" ("take up, lift up, raise")
C. "the name of the LORD…" (Sh)em=name; Yhwh=the
LORD) (cf. Exod 3:15; 6:2-3)
Exodus 3:15 "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain…..6:2-3 God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them.
i. Nature; Being; Very Person: (cf. Ps 20:1b; Lk
24:47; John 1:12)
ii. His Teaching Doctrine: (cf. Ps 22:22; John 17:6,
26; Mic 4:5)
D. your God…" (Cf. V2)
E. In vain…" (Heb. lassaw=misuse, empty, vain) (cf. Jer
2:30; 4:30; 6:29)

II. Its Reasons: v.7b
A. Stated Reason-Found Guilty By YHWH: "
_…for the LORD will
not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.i (cf. Lev
18:12; 24:15-16）
B. Implicit Reason-His Perfect Nature: Honest, Just, Holy

III. Some Application:
Prov 18:10
i. The name of YHWH is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe
A. Expressing mild surprise-"OMG":
B. Filling in the gaps in our prayers:
C. Confirming what is false:
i. Our Lifestyles-Hypocrisy: (cf Isa 1:11, 13; Matt 15:7-9;
James 1:26)
ii. Our Words-False Oaths: (cf. Lev 19:12; Matt 5:34-35;
James 5:12)