False Allegiance
THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
Thou shalt not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14).
Naturally, this commandment means what it says. The Christian standard of conduct with regard to personal purity will never be improved on. Not to commit adultery is fundamentally important because on it is founded the sanctity of the family. But, of course, there is a great deal more in it than that.
One of the most common Hebrew synonyms was adultery for idolatry. In the Old Testament these two words are almost always interchangeable. The worship of false gods was described as adultery. The fundamental idea behind this commandment is to have one God. As you read through the Old Testament, you will find that the idea of the adulterous woman who is unfaithful to her husband constantly means the human soul that is turning away to some other god.
There are many temptations and false idols that seek to separate us from God. Among the greatest of these is adultery. Our bond and communion with our spouses is just below that with God. Our earthly family is the physical equivalent of our heavenly family.
To place someone or something above our spouse is the earthly equivalent of placing someone or something above God. It is the idolatry of self in which the personal gratification of lust, vanity, pride, ego, unrestrained emotion or all of the above, cause us to put our desires above our love of God and our spouse.
To walk with God, we must put God first. To walk with our spouse. we must put them above everyhting but God. That does not mean we worship our spouse. It does mean that worship God by respecting our spouse and living with them according to God’s will. Then we and our spouse and familieis may walk together with God in the gardens God created for us.
Walking with God,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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