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Exodus
Chapter 20
{The
Ten Commandments}
1-2~~And
'Elohiym/Godhead spoke all these words, saying, 2~~
"I
am the Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead,
Who
have brought you out of the land of Egypt,
out
of the house of bondage".
3~~"You shall have no other gods {'elohiym} before Me".
4~~"You
shall not make unto you
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."
{4-Generation
Curse}
5~~"You
shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them.
For
I, Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead
am
a jealous 'El/God {anthropopathism} . . .
visiting
the iniquity of the fathers
upon
the children
unto
the third and fourth generation
of
them who hate {negative volition} Me."
6``
"And showing mercy unto thousands of them
who
love Me, and keep My commandments."
7``
"You shall not take the name of the Jehovah/God
your
'Elohiym/Godhead in vain.
For
the Jehovah/God will not hold him guiltless
who
takes His name in vain."
{Note: When mankind make oaths, they make them based on someone or something 'greater' than they are. So to take the name of God in vain means to make a solemn oath like 'I swear to God I will . . ." and then do not. Or to swear on the Bible that what you say is the Truth - and then lie.}
8``
"Remember the Sabbath day . . .
to
keep it 'set apart to God'/holy.
{Note: This was from Friday sundown until Saturday sundown. This was a Jewish Age commandment. In the Church Age, the commandment has been changed to 'keep every day as unto the Lord'. It is a HIGHER law that we are under. To whom much is given, much is expected.}
9``
"Six days shall you labor, and do all your work."
10``
"But the seventh day is the Sabbath
of
Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead.
In
it you shall not do any work, you,
nor
your son, nor your daughter, your manservant,
nor
your maidservant, nor your cattle,
nor
your stranger who is within your gates."
11``
"For in six days Jehovah/God made heaven and earth,
the
sea, and all that is in them,
and
rested the seventh day.
Therefore
Jehovah/God blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it."
{5th
Commandment}
12~~"Honor
{obedience to authority in the home}
your
father and your mother . . .
with
the result that your days may be long
{refers to your life span - a long life}
in
the land which Jehovah/God your 'Elohiym/Godhead gives you."
13~~"You will not murder {ratsach - means to murder}."
14`` You shall not commit adultery {na'aph}."
{Note: Na'aph is a word usually pertaining to a man. It means to have sexual intercourse with another man's wife. The Commandments here are basically a social code with the emphasis on private property and respecting the rights of others. So, to murder is to deprive someone of the right to life, stealing infringes on a person's right to own and enjoy property. To lie in court deprives a person the right to be free. And, to commit adultery is to interfere with a spouse's exclusive right to enjoy an intimate relationship with their opposite number. Finally, remember Jesus told us that if you THINK adultery, you HAVE DONE IT. To think it is just as bad as doing it in the eyes of God.}
15`` "You shall not steal."
16``"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
{Note: Under Jewish law, if two witnesses gave the same story, that was sufficient evidence of guilt. To lie in court could have very serious consequences, so to be found guilty of this was a serious, serious matter.}
17``
"You shall not 'lust for'/covet your neighbor's house,
you
shall not 'lust for'/covet your neighbor's wife,
nor
his manservant, nor his maidservant,
nor
his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor's."
18
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings,
and
the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking.
And
when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19~~
And they said unto Moses,
"Speak
to us yourself and we will listen,
but
let not 'Elohiym/Godhead speak to us, lest we die."
20
And Moses said unto the people,
"Fear
not. For 'Elohiym/Godhead is come to test/prove {nacah} you
{nacah - an assayer's term - to test ore to see the quality of gold
in it for example},
and
that His respect for authority'/fear
may
be before your faces, that you sin not."
21
And the people stood afar off,
and
Moses drew near unto the thick darkness
where
'Elohiym/Godhead {was}.
22
And Jehovah/God said unto Moses,
"Thus
you shall say unto the children of Israel,
you
have seen that I have talked with you from heaven."
23
"You shall not make with Me
gods
{'elohiym} of silver,
neither
shall you make unto you gods {'elohiym} of gold."
24
An altar of earth you shall make unto Me,
and
shall sacrifice thereon your burnt offerings,
and
your peace offerings,
your
sheep, and your oxen.
In
all places where I record My name
I
will come unto you,
and
I will bless you all."
25
"And if you will make Me an altar of stone,
you
shall not build it of hewn stone
for
if you lift up your tool upon it,
you
have polluted it."
26
"Neither shall you go up by steps unto My altar,
that
your nakedness be not discovered thereon."
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