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The Ten Commandments
THE MEANS
The Ten Commandments are written in the Torah in Exodus, the second
of the Five Books of Moses.
Source
1. (Know that) I am the Lord thy God who brought thee out of the land of
Egypt. (verse 2)
2. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. (verses 3–5)
3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. (verse 7)
4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. (verse 8)
5. Honour thy father and thy mother. (verse 12)
6. Thou shalt not murder. (verse 13)
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. (verse 13)
8. Thou shalt not steal. (verse 13)
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (verse 13)
10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house. Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox,
nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour’s. (verse 14)
Exodus 20: 2–14
As previously mentioned, the Ten Commandments are among the most
important of the commandments of the Torah and they summarise
several other commandments under these ten headings (see section 4,
p37). Four of the ten are positive commandments and the rest are
negative. The following commandments that describe the duties of man
to his fellow man require further clarification as their breadth and scope
often lead to misinterpretations.
5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
The fifth commandment requires individuals to show respect,
obedience and love to their mother and father alike. Such respect
is continued on the death of the parents as it is also one’s duty to
respect the memory of the departed parent. Only in the rare cases
where parents do not deserve such respect, e.g. parents guiding
their children to commit an evil or criminal act, would
disobedience to this commandment be allowed.
RMPS: WORLD RELIGIONS – JUDAISM (INT 2, H) 63
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