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"They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." ~ Acts 17:11
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Page Updated 07/13/07
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The 10 Commandments
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The 10 Commandments are found in the Bible's Old Testament at Exodus 20:1-17 NAS. They were given directly by God to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after He had delivered them from slavery in Egypt.
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Then God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."
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"You shall have no other gods before Me."
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"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments."
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"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain."
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"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do anywork, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy."
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"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives to you."
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"You shall not murder."
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"You shall not commit adultery."
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"You shall not steal."
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"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
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"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
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About 1,400 years later, the 10 Commandments were summed up in the New Testament at Matthew 22, when Jesus was confronted by the religious "experts" of the day
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"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied:
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"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it:
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Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments" (Matthew 22:36-40).
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A reflective reading of Christ's teaching reveals that the first four commandments given to the children of Israel are contained in the statement: "Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." It continues that the last six commandments are enclosed in the statement: "Love your neighbor as yourself."
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Regarding the 10 Commandments that I gave to you through my faithful servant Moses; what part of, "You shall not...", don't you understand?
I await your reply. You can answer now, or later. As always, the choice is yours.
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PS: As I'm sure you noticed, I didn't call them "The 10 Suggestions" for a very good reason!
- PPS: They weren't multiple choice, either! :-)
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Page Updated 07/13/07
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