Exodus 20:5

“Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, etc.] Perform any worship to them, show any reverence of them by any gesture of the body; one being mentioned, bowing the body, and put for all others, as prostration of it to the earth, bending the knee, kissing the hand, lifting up of hands or eyes to them, or by any outward action expressing a religious esteem of them, as if there was divinity in them: nor serve them; in a religious manner, internally or externally, by offering sacrifice and burning incense to them; by praying to, or praising of them; by expressing love to them, faith and trust in them, hope and expectation of good things from them, and the like. The reason of this second command,…”

“The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandments are also called the law, even the commandment Exodus 24:12, the words of the covenant Exodus 34:28, the tables of the covenant Deuteronomy 9:9, the covenant Deuteronomy 4:13, the two tables Deuteronomy 9:10, Deuteronomy 9:17, and, most frequently, the testimony (e. g. Exodus 16:34; Exodus 25:16), or the two tables of the testimony (e. g. Exodus 31:18). In the New Testament they are called simply the commandments (e. g. Matthew 19:17). The name decalogue is found first in Clement of Alexandria,…”

“20:5-6 jealous God: God is passionately opposed to our prostituting ourselves with false gods (see Josh 24:19-20). • in the third and fourth generations . . . for a thousand generations: It is important to keep both sides of this equation together. God does not punish children for their parents’ sins. Rather, he is saying that our sins affect future generations of descendants. But he is also restricting the natural effects of those sins to three or four generations, while graciously extending the effects of obedience to a thousand generations (see also 34:6-7; Deut 7:9). • reject (literally hate): The Hebrew words commonly translated “love” (Exod 20:6) and “hate” are difficult to translate…”

“bow down: Exo 23:24; Lev 26:1; Jos 23:7, Jos 23:16; Jdg 2:19; Kg2 17:35, Kg2 17:41; Ch2 25:14; Isa 44:15, Isa 44:19; Mat 4:9 for I: Exo 34:14; Deu 4:24, Deu 6:15, Deu 32:21; Jos 24:19; Psa 78:58; Pro 6:34, Pro 6:35; Eze 8:3; Dan 1:2; Nah 1:2; Co1 10:22 visiting: Exo 34:7; Lev 20:5, Lev 26:29, Lev 26:39, Lev 26:40; Num 14:18, Num 14:33; Sa1 15:2, Sa1 15:3; Sa2 21:1, Sa2 21:6; Kg1 21:29; Kg2 23:26; Job 5:4, Job 21:19; Psa 79:8, Psa 109:14; Isa 14:20, Isa 14:21; Isa 65:6, Isa 65:7; Jer 2:9, Jer 32:18; Mat 23:34-36 of them: Deu 7:10, Deu 32:41; Psa 81:15; Pro 8:36; Joh 7:7, Joh 15:18, Joh 15:23, Joh 15:24; Rom 1:30; Rom 8:7; Jam 4:4 Exodus 20:6”