Ten
Commandment God's Laws
God reward
the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Now they
needed
guidance on how to live as God's people. Moses went
up Mount
Sinai and there God gave him the Ten Commandments.
The
commandments fall into two groups. The first four are about
how to live
with God. The second six are about getting along with
other people.
1.) You shall
have no other gods before me.
(God must
come first in your life.)
2.) You shall
not make for yourself an
idol in the
form of anything in the
heaven above
or the earth beneath or
in the waters
below. You shall not bow
down to
them or worship them.
(You must not
make any image to
worship God
is invisible you must
worship only
God.)
3.) You shall not misuse the name
of the Lord
your God.
(God's name
is not a magic charm.)
4.) Remember the Sabbath day by
keeping it
holy.
(One day in
seven is for rest and worship.)
5.) Honour
your father and mother.
(Respect your
parents.)
6.) You shall
not murder
7.) You shall
not commit adultery
(Do not have
a love affair with
someone
else's husband and wife.)
8.) You shall
not steal.
9.) You shall
not give false testimony
against your
neighbour.
(You must not
tell lies about anyone in
a court of
law.)
10.) You
shall not covet your
neighbour's
house.... or anything that
belongs to
your neighbour.
(You must not
long to have something
that is not
yours.)