They should have no other gods, and they should not make idols. God told His people He was their Lord, Master, and Creator God. The initial commandments start with the relationship with the “Lord your God” ( Exodus 20:2). “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name” ( Exodus 20:2-7).
You shall not bow down to them or worship them for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. He knew what was required for a successful, holy life. God created the world and everything in it. The first several commandments kept the Lord God as the focus. (See the chart on page 31 of The Ten Commandments Reconsidered.) The Commandments on Our Relation to God The unusual Hebrew spacing has led to differences in counting the 10 Commandments in Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic traditions. In English translations, a new paragraph is started after each commandment. This “parashah setumah” spacing in the text highlights the importance of these words. The Ten Commandments stand out because they are not right and left sides justified, but large white spaces are in the middle of the text. In Hebrew scrolls, the text is typically written in a format justified in columns. Still, they debate the division of the commands because there are more than ten commands! Scholars agree that the Ten Commandments, or more literally, “10 Words,” are found in Exodus 20:1-26 and Deuteronomy 5:1-22. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” ( Matthew 5:27-28). For instance, Jesus quoted the command not to commit adultery ( Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18) Jesus called people to an even higher standard by obeying the commandments not only in their actions but also in their hearts. Jewish tradition holds that all 613 laws found in the Torah are summed up in the Ten Commandments.Ĭhristians view the Ten Commandments as the foundation of God’s moral law. They provided the foundation of personal and property rights found in our modern legal system. The law given to Moses provided the foundation for a new Israelite society. Exodus 20:15: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” Importance of the Ten Commandments Exodus 20:15: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”ġ0. Thou shalt not testify or bear false witness against your neighbor. Exodus 20:14: “You shall not commit adultery.”Ĩ. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”ħ.
For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. Exodus 20:8-11: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it Holy. Exodus 20:7: “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.”Ĥ. Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.”ģ. Exodus 20:4-6: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. Exodus 20:3: “You shall have no other gods before Me.”Ģ. Thou shalt not have any other gods before God. Moses reiterated them 40 years later in Deuteronomy 5:1-22 as the Israelites neared the Promised Land.Įven after thousands of years since Moses was given these laws directly from God, they still influence and guide the moral principles of mankind today. God wrote the Ten Commandments on stone tablets and gave them Moses to share with all the Israelites soon after they left captivity in Egypt ( Exodus 20:1-26).
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