Covetousness and Envy

Genesis 4:3-8
The Tenth Word: Covetousness and Envy
Sermon Notes for November 6, 2011 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri
You shall not covet [that is, things of greater value, e.g. wisdom] your neighbor's wife;
and you shall not desire [that is, of things of lesser value e.g. "delight to eyes"]
your neighbor's house, his field,his male servant, his female servant,
his ox, his donkey,or anything that is your neighbor's.'

Intro - Ps. 73:23-26; , 2-4; 27, 17-19; Sinful Coveting - Train the Brain or Greed and/or Envy Result
Evil Covetousness, Jealousy, Envy; Greed; Establishment of Private Property

I. Getting the Picture - Biblical Portrayals of Envy
A. Old Testament Examples
1. Able and Cain - Gen. 4:3-8
2. Isaac and the Philistines - Gen. 26:11-23
3. Joseph and his Brothers - Gen. 37:8-20; Acts 7:9
4. Eldad, Medad and Joshua for Moses - Num. 11:26-29
5. Hannah and Peninnah - 1 Sam. 1:2-8
6. David and Saul - 1 Sam. 18:6-12
7. A Good Mother and a Bad Mother - 1 Kings. 3:16-28
B. New Testament Examples
1. Jesus and the Pharisees - Mat. 27:18
2. The Apostles and the Jews - Acts 5:16-18; 13:44,45; 17:4-6
II. Wising Up - Envy and the Wisdom Literature of the Bible
A. Proverbs 3:28-30; 14:21,22,30; 21:10; 24:17-20; 27:4
B. Ecclesiastes 4:4
C. James 3:14-17
III. Rubber on the Road: Biblical Teaching on Envy Applied to Our World
A. Envy and Egalitarianism
B. Envy and Revolution
C. Envy and Slander
D. Covetousness, Envy and Politics
IV. Cures for Envy
A. Submission to God's Property Rights
B. Appreciation of God's Unequal Giftings
C. Contentment (with Thanksgiving) with One's Own Giftings
D. Thanksgiving for God's World