The Ten Commandments:By Naomi
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments were the set of rules given from God to Moses on Mount Sinai. To this day, the rules of the Ten Commandments are very important to those of the Jewish faith.
Commandment One:I am the Lord Your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.This commandment is rather controversial, as it seems to tell the Jews what to believe in, which we cannot often control. Plus, if you did not believe in God, there would be to reason to follow the Ten Commandments in the first place. Scholars believe that the commandments says to bring God into your daily life, and create a relationship with God.
Commandment Two: You shall have no other gods before Me. The meaning of this commandment is also a key to building a relationship with God. Even when God is not answering our prayers, we should still remain true to God.
Commandment Three: Do not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. To take God's name would be to vandalize the identity of God. Since we know God by only God's name, the name of God is, to some extent, the identity of God.
Commandment Four: Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. We rest every Sabbath to demonstrate our belief that God created the world, since God rested on the seventh day of the world's creation.
Commandment Five: Honor your father and your mother. Although this commandment does not directly mention our relationship with God, there are two reasons that the commandment does mention this. The first is, since our parents and God our both our creator, it seems fitting to include them in the Commandments. The second is that the commandment discussed our relationship with authority and higher power, God and our parents both being that higher power.
Commandment Six:You shall not murder. This commandment demonstrates that every single human, every one of God's creation is important, and to murder would take away one of God's creations.
Commandment Seven: You shall not commit adultery. Adultery can hurt one's relationship with their husband or wife, and I believe we can relate this to the second Commandment. If we betray God, it will hurt our relationship with God.
Commandment Eight: You shall not steal. When we steal, we lose the idea of what is ours and what is anothers. When we steal, we lose our respect for others.
Commandment Nine:Do not bear false witness against your fellow. Lying will destroy society, it is important not to have a corrupt, lying society. One lie can destory another's life and reputation, so we must use our words carefully.
Commandment Ten: You shall not covet. This emphasizes how God created us to be unique, never one like the other, by saying we have it worse than another. Just like Jacob and Esau, God gave us our skills so that we may overcome obstacles that present themselves in our life.
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