The Ten Commandments

1. I AM THE LORD THY GOD , THOU SHALT NOT HAVE STRANGE

GODS BEORE ME
Th!s "!#st $ommandment !s a%o&t 'o(a't( to o&# God. The C#eato# o" the
&n!)e#se de$'a#es that He !s o&# God and o&# de'!)e#e# and as*s &s to
demonst#ate o&# 'o)e "o# H!m %( ha)!n+ no othe# God,s. Esta%'!sh!n+,
de)e'o-!n+ and ma!nta!n!n+ that -e#sona' #e'at!onsh!- .!th the t#&e and
'!)!n+ God !s the most !m-o#tant $omm!tment .e $an e)e# ma*e. /e
sho&'d 'o)e, hono# and #es-e$t H!m so m&$h that He a'one !s the s&-#eme
a&tho#!t( and mode' !n o&# '!)es. /e sho&'d a''o. noth!n+ to -#e)ent &s
"#om se#)!n+ and o%e(!n+ H!m.
It $ommands &s to ha)e "a!th and ma*e e""o#t to *no. .hat God has
#e)ea'ed th#o&+h H!s Ch&#$h, %e'!e)!n+ a'' that God has #e)ea'ed,
-#o"ess!n+ %e'!e" !n .hat God +as #e)ea'ed0 ho-e, 'o)e, .o#sh!- o" +od1
#e)e#en$e "o# ho'( th!n+s, -#a(e# and sa$#!"!$e.
It "o#%!ds &s to -#a$t!$e !do'at#(, +!)!n+ to a $#eat&#e 2an( -e#son %&t God3
o# $#eat!on 2e.+. s&n moon,, sta#s, mothe# ea#th3 the hono# .h!$h %e'on+s
to God a'one, s&-e#st!t!on, ast#o'o+(, ho#os$o-es, "o#t&ne te''!n+, -a'm
#ead!n+, o$$&'t -#a$t!$es, attendan$e at "a'se .o#sh!-, #eno&n$!n+ the "a!th
o# +!)!n+ &- the -#a$t!$e o" o&# #e'!+!on "o# the sa*e o" .ea'th, hono#s,
so$!et(, o# .o#'d'( -'eas&#es.
4. THOUGH SHALL NOT TA5E THE NAME O THE LORD THY GOD IN
VAIN.
God as*s &s to #es-e$t H!s Ho'( Name and not to &se !t !n )a!n. Th!s
$ommandment "o$&ses on sho.!n+ o&# #es-e$t.
It $ommands &s to s-ea* .!th #e)e#en$e o" God and o" the sa!nts, and o"
a'' the ho'( th!n+s6 *ee-!n+ 'a."&' oaths and )o.s.
It "o#%!ds &s to $omm!t %'as-hem(6 the !##e)e#ent &se o" God,s name6
s-ea*!n+ d!s#es-e$t"&''( o" ho'( th!n+s, -#o"ane .o#ds 2$&#s!n+36 "a'se,
&n7&st, and &nne$essa#( oaths and the %#ea*!n+ o" )o.s.
8. REMEMBER TO 5EE9 HOLY THE SABBATH DAY.
It $ommands &s to +o to Ch&#$h on S&nda(s and Ho'( Da(s o" o%'!+at!on,
to ha)e #e)e#en$e !n Ch&#$h. God as*s &s to #emem%e# the Sa%%ath so
.e $an d#a. nea#e# to H!m.
It "o#%!ds &s to m!ss Ch&#$h th#o&+h one,s o.n "a&'t and .hat e)e# e'se .e
do to h!nde# the d&e o%se#)an$e o" the Lo#d,s da(.
:. HONOR THY ATHER AND MOTHER.
It $ommands &s to 'o)e, #es-e$t, and o%e( o&# -a#ents6 %e o%ed!ent to
'a."&' $!)!' a&tho#!t!es6 %e o%ed!ent to #e'!+!o&s s&-e#!o#s
It "o#%!ds &s to hate o&# -a#ents and s&-e#!o#s6 "o#%!ds &s to sho.
$ontem-t, d!s#es-e$t"&' and d!so%ed!en$e to.a#ds o&# -a#ents and 'a."&'
s&-e#!o#s.
;. THOU SHALL NOT 5ILL.
God as*s &s to demonst#ate 'o)e and not hate to.a#ds othe#s %( not
m&#de#!n+.
God $ommands &s to '!)e !n -ea$e and !n &n!on .!th o&# ne!+h%o#s6 to
ta*e -#o-e# $a#e o" o&# o.n '!"e and hea'th.
God !s the +!)e# o" o&# '!"e and He a'one has the a&tho#!t( to ta*e !t o# to
+#ant -e#m!ss!on to ta*e !t. He #e<&!#es that .e no ma'!$!o&s'( ha#m
anothe# h&man %e!n+ !n .o#d and !n deed.
It "o#%!ds &s to $omm!t .!''"&' m&#de#, s&!$!de, a%o#t!on, endan+e#!n+ the
'!"e and '!m% o" se'" and othe#s, "!+ht!n+, an+e#, hat#ed, #e)en+e, and %ad
e=am-'e.
>. THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.
God as*s &s to e=-#ess and demonst#ate o&# 'o)e "o# o&# -a#tne# %( not
$omm!tt!n+ ad&'te#(. Ad&'te#( !s the )!o'at!on o" the ma##!a+e $o)enant %(
.!''"&' -a#t!$!-at!on !n se=&a' a$t!)!t( .!th someone othe# than one,s
s-o&se. S!n$e God,s 'a. san$t!ons se=&a' #e'at!onsh!- .!th!n a 'e+!t!mate
ma##!a+e, the $ommand not to $omm!t ad&'te#( $o)e#s !n -#!n$!-'e a''
)a#!et!es o" se=&a' !mmo#a'!t(. No se=&a' #e'at!onsh!- o" an( so#t sho&'d
o$$&# o&ts!de ma##!a+e.
God $ommands &s to %e $haste and modest !n a'' o&# 'oo*s, .o#ds and
a$t!ons6 a)o!d!n+ o$$as!ons o" s!n.
It "o#%!ds &s to ha)e &n$haste "#eedom .!th anothe#,s .!"e o# h&s%and.
?. THOU SHALT NOT STEAL.
God !nst#&$ts &s to sho. o&# 'o)e and #es-e$t "o# othe#s %( not stea'!n+
.hat %e'on+s to them.
It $ommands &s to #es-e$t the -#o-e#t( and #!+hts o" othe#s6 -a(!n+ o" 7&st
de%ts, -a(!n+ 7&st .a+es to em-'o(ees6 !nte+#!t( !n -&%'!$ o""!$!a's.
It "o#%!ds &s to $omm!t the"t6 not -a(!n+ 7&st de%ts6 not #et&#n!n+ "o&nd o#
%o##o.ed a#t!$'es6 $heat!n+6 a$$e-t!n+ sto'en -#o-e#t(6 %#!%e#(6 +#a"t6 not
+!)!n+ an honest da(,s .o#* "o# .a+es #e$e!)ed.
@. THOU SHALT NOT BEAR ALSE /ITNESS AGAINST THY
NEIGHBOR.
It $ommands &s to %e t#&th"&' !n a'' th!n+s6 #es-e$t "o# the +ood name and
#e-&tat!on o" othe#s6 the o%se#)an$e o" se$#e$( .hen #e<&!#ed.
It "o#%!ds &s to %e '(!n+, !n7&#e the +ood name o" othe#s, %a$*%!t!n+6
$ontem-t&o&s s-ee$h6 and )!o'at!on o" se$#e$(.
A. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR,S /IE.
It $ommands &s to %e -&#e !n tho&+hts and des!#e.
It "o#%!ds &s to ha)e &n$haste and !m-&#e tho&+hts6 des!#es o" anothe#,s
.!"e o# h&s%and6 and a'' othe# &n'a."&' !m-&#e tho&+hts and des!#es.
1B. THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR,S GOODS
It $ommands &s to %e $ontent .!th .hat .e ha)e, #es-e$t "o# the #!+hts o"
othe#s, #e7o!$e !n o&# ne!+h%o#,s .e'"a#e.
It "o#%!ds &s to ta*e o# *ee- .#on+"&''( o# to dama+e .hat -#o-e#t(
%e'on+s to anothe#.