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The Ten Commandments, called עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים (transliterated aséret haddevarím) in Biblical Hebrew, are mentioned at Exodus 34:28, [ 4 ] Deuteronomy 4:13 [ 5 ] and Deuteronomy 10:4. [ 6 ] In all sources, the terms are translatable as "the ten words", "the ten sayings", or "the ten matters". [ 7 ]
Aug 19, 2024 · Learn the meaning and purpose of the Ten Commandments (or Decalogue) that God gave to Israel after the exodus from Egypt. Find out how they summarize the Old Testament Law and reveal our need for God's mercy and grace.
Sep 23, 2024 · Learn about the Ten Commandments, a list of religious precepts revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai and engraved on two tablets of stone. Find out how they are numbered, dated, and interpreted in different traditions.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- 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...
- 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.
The Hebrew term עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים (aseret hadevarim) can mean “ten words” or “ten statements” in the context of the Decalogue. Learn how this term is used in different biblical sources and what it implies for the interpretation of the Decalogue.
The Ten Commandments. 20 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
Dekalog (pronounced [dɛˈkalɔg], also known as Dekalog: The Ten Commandments and The Decalogue) is a 1989 Polish drama television miniseries directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski [1] and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbigniew Preisner. [2]
