The Ten Commandments

Quoted from Exodus 20:1-17

And G-d spoke all these words, saying,

I am thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I thy G-d am a jealous G-d, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Thou shalt not take the name of thy G-d in vain; for will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of thy G-d: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

For in six days made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which thy G-d giveth thee.

Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

Judaism Lexicon

TEN COMMANDMENTS

The Ten Commandments, the core of laws from the revelation on Mount Sinai, were given to the Israelites on two stone tablets on the third month after the exodus from Egypt (50 days after Passover). We find the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20 and in Deuteronomy 5. Commandments regarding G-d: 1. I am your Elohiem, who brought you out of Egypt. 2. You shall not make for yourself idols. You shall not worship them or serve them. 3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Commandments regarding others: 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.

The first four commandments are our commitment to YHWH. We are forbidden to worship idols or to misuse or insult the name of G-d. We are commanded to keep the Sabbath day holy. The next six commandments are moral laws regarding our relationship with fellow men. We are to respect our parents and we are forbidden to murder, commit adultery, steal or lie. The sages write that the last five commandments are valid for non-Jews. Furthermore, they say that the juxtaposition of two stones of five commandments is significant. For example, the second commandment (You shall have no other gods before Me) and the seventh commandment (You shall not commit adultery) are directly comparable.

Though the Ten Commandments were articulated by G-d to Moshie on Mount Sinai for the Israelite Nation, they are timeless in their application to any society. The biblical record indicates that the principles of the Ten Commandments were well known by generations thousands of years before the Sinai proclamation.

Murder (Genesis 4:8-11),

adultery (Genesis 20:3-6),

rape (Genesis 34),

bearing false witness (Genesis 27:5-45),

and theft (Genesis 30:31-33) All these were generally recognized violations of moral principles. YAHweh spoke approvingly of Abraham because he was obedient to divine commands (Genesis 26:4).

The unique designation of the seventh-day Sabbath instituted at creation (Genesis 2:1-3) is assumed to have been continuously applicable (Exodus 16) even before G-d declared “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it Holy” from the top of Sinai. (Exodus 20:8).

The term “remember” implies that the Sabbath was already a stated reality for previous generations. Thus, the Ten Commandments were not just for the Jews... But for all those who choose to be Ingrafted in This includes Returning Ephraim (or) the returning tribes.

Moshie gave a number of additional decrees and regulations specifically applicable to the Israelite people.

However, the Ten Commandments [H=Mitzvot] were issued personally by the voice (Exodus 20:1,19) and finger of G-d (Exodus 32:16).

A Holy people who reflect His likeness (Genesis 1:27) Should as well follow YAHweh's Mitzvot..Hopefully you agree....Shalom Aleichem.