- I am Yahweh your Mighty One who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. Worship no other mighty one but Me
- Do not make for yourselves images of anything in heaven or on earth or in the water under the earth. Do not bow down to any graven image or worship it, because I am Yahweh your Mighty One and I tolerate no rivals. I bring punishment on those who hate me and on their descendants down to the third and fourth generation. But I show my love to thousands of generations of those who love me and obey my laws.
- Do not use my Name for evil purposes, because I, Yahweh your Mighty One, will punish anyone who misuse My Name.
- Observe the Sabbath and keep it sanctified. You have six days to which to do your work, but on the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to Me. On that day no one is to work - neither you, your children, your servants, your animals, nor the foreigners who live in your country. In six days I, Yahweh, made the earth, the sky, the sea, and everything in them, but on the seventh day I rested. That is why I, Yahweh, blessed the Sabbath and sanctified it.
- Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.
- Do not commit murder.
- Do not commit adultery.
- Do not steal.
- Do not accuse anyone falsely.
- Do not desire another man's house; do not desire his wife, his servants, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.'
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Ten Commandments
'Yahweh spoke, and these were His words"