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According to the Book of Exodus in the Torah, the Ten Commandments were revealed to Moses at Mount Sinai, told by Moses to the Israelites in Exodus 19:25 and inscribed by the finger of God on two tablets of stone. [2]
- You shall have no other gods before Me. Bible reference - Exodus 20:3: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Explanation: Do we still need this commandment?
- You shall make no idols. Bible reference - 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.
- You shall not take the Lord’s name in vain. Bible reference - 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.”
- Keep the Sabbath day holy. Bible reference - Exodus 20:8-11: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
1 day ago · Ten Commandments, list of religious precepts that, according to various passages in Exodus and Deuteronomy, were divinely revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai and were engraved on two tablets of stone. The Commandments are recorded virtually identically in Exodus 20:2–17 and Deuteronomy 5:6–21.
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- The Ten Commandments are a list of religious precepts that, according to passages in Exodus and Deuteronomy, were divinely revealed to Moses by Yah...
- The Ten Commandments establish rules of worship and forbid actions such as murder, theft, and adultery. They reflect a morality common to the ancie...
- The year the Ten Commandments were written is unknown. Scholars have proposed a wide range of dates on the basis of different interpretations of th...
- The numbering of the Ten Commandments differs in different religious traditions. In Talmudic Judaism, the “prologue” is the first commandment, or u...
3 days ago · What are the 10 Commandments? List, Origin, and Bible Meaning. God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses to share with all the Israelites. Moses reiterated them 40 years later as the Israelites neared the Promised Land. Although the 10 Commandments are from thousands of years ago, they still influence our society today. Penny Noyes. Author.
- Penny Noyes
They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.” 20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
Nov 9, 2020 · Learn how God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai to guide Israel's covenant relationship with him. Explore the meaning, importance, and application of God's moral laws for today.
The Ten Commandments - Moses summoned all Israel and said: Hear, Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in your hearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. The LORD our God made a covenant with ...