Francis Jose B.

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The Ten Commandmets: a Movie Reflection

1. Give 10 characters and describe each.

 Moses - Main character, he is drawn out of the river as a baby by princess Bithiah.

 Ramesses II- Seti's son, grows up alongside Moses, bringing up a bit of rivalry between

them.

 Nefritiri - The "throne princess". She is destined to marry the next pharaoh. She falls in

love with Moses, and wishes to have him inherit the kingdom instead of Ramesses II.

 Sephora- Moses's wife he met out in the dessert. She's the member of a small, hidden

village.

 Aaron - Moses's biological brother ends up being the first Levite priest for the Israelites.

 Miriam - Moses's biological sister. She is seen towards the beginning of the movie as the

girl that follows baby Moses in his basket. She is later seen again as an adult.

 Seti I - Pharaoh who fathers Moses. Ramesses II ends up as his successor.

 Memnet - The biological mother of Moses. Moses saves her from Baka rolling a stone

over her. Only later does Moses find out that this is his mother.
  Jethro or Reuel- Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian. In Exodus,

Moses' father-in-law is initially referred to as "Reuel" but then as "Jethro". He was the

father of Hobab in the Book of Numbers 10:29.

 Yochabel - fictional character from the 1980 film Wholly Moses.

2. How did Moses become the son of pharaoh's daughter?

 According to the story, Moses was hidden in the river, floating in a basket of rushes, by

his mother and sister to protect him from Egyptian authorities. The Pharoah's daughter

went down to the river and came upon the baby, which she took in and raised as her own

son.

3. Why did Moses prefer to leave his luxurious life in Egypt and chose to lead the slaves?

 As an adult, Moses reacted against the unfair treatment of his own people and killed an

Egyptian guard. Moses was then forced to flee from the wrath of the Pharaoh. He was

driven into exile in the land of Midian. He married Zipporah, the daughter of the Priest of

Midian, and worked as a shepherd for forty years. One day, when he was in the desert,

Moses heard the voice of God speaking to him through a bush which flamed but did not

burn. God asked Moses to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land.

Moses was at first reluctant, thinking that the Israelites would not believe he had heard

the word of God. God then gave Moses special powers and inspired by this, Moses

returned to Egypt and demanded freedom for his people.

4. How did Moses received the 10 Commandments of God?

Mount Sinai. There, God appeared to Moses and made an agreement or covenant with

him. God declared that the Israelites were his own people and that they must listen to

God and obey His laws. These laws were the Ten Commandments which were given to

Moses on two stone tablets, and they set out the basic principles that would govern the

Israelites lives.

5. how did Moses cross the Red Sea?

 According to the Exodus account, Moses held out his staff, and the Red Sea was parted

by God. The Israelites walked on the exposed dry ground and crossed the sea, followed

by the Egyptian army. Moses again moved his staff once the Israelites had crossed, and

the sea closed again, drowning the entire Egyptian army.

6. Why study the 10 Commandments of God?

 Jesus said that a person who teaches the commandments of God to people shall be called

“great” in the kingdom of heaven. That’s a good reason for any pastor to do it! The Ten

Commandments are as misunderstood and misapplied as any portion of the Bible. They

are not a set of “no-no’s” given to make life as uncomfortable as possible. They were

given by God as guidance to rescue our life, to make us fruitful, and to make our lives

more fulfilling. He has not given them to reduce us to something less than we might be if

we served life on our own terms rather than His. None of us are saved on the basis of our

accomplishing the Ten Commandments or any other set of encoded laws. We’re saved

through the grace of God in Jesus Christ, not by our works of righteousness. But the Ten
 Commandments are not optional for believers in Jesus Christ, nor do they become

become irrelevant when we get saved. They are the pathway of knowing life to its fullest

and living life to its limits.

7. What are the 10 commandments of God?

 I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

 Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy.

 Honor thy father and thy mother.

 Thou shalt not kill.

 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

 Thou shalt not steal.

 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.

 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods.

8. Interpret each commandments and how will it be applied in everyday life.

 “I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have any gods before Me.”
 This commandment forbids idolatry, the worship of false gods and goddesses, and it

excludes polytheism, the belief in many gods, insisting instead on monotheism, the belief

in one God. This commandment forbids making golden calves, building temples to Isis,

and worshipping statues of Caesar. If I’ll to connect this in my life, well we just need to

believe in one God only because this can help us on what we are going in our eternal life.

If you do believe in one God, then it is better

 “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

The faithful are required to honor the name of God. It makes sense that if you’re to love

God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, then you’re naturally to respect the

name of God with equal passion and vigor.\

 “Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.”

The Jewish celebration of Sabbath (Shabbat) begins at sundown on Friday evening and

lasts until sundown on Saturday. Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christians go to

church on Sunday, treating it as the Lord’s Day instead of Saturday to honor the day

Christ rose from the dead.

 “Honor thy father and mother.”

This commandment obliges the faithful to show respect for their parents — as children

and adults. Children must obey their parents, and adults must respect and see to the care

of their parents, when they become old and infirm.

The better translation from the Hebrew would be “Thou shalt not murder” — a subtle

distinction but an important one to the Church. Killing an innocent person is considered

murder. Killing an unjust aggressor to preserve your own life is still killing, but it isn’t

considered murder or immoral.

 “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”

The sixth and ninth commandments honor human sexuality. This commandment forbids

the actual, physical act of having immoral sexual activity, specifically adultery, which is

sex with someone else’s spouse or a spouse cheating on their partner. This commandment

also includes fornication, which is sex between unmarried people, prostitution,

pornography, homosexual activity, masturbation, group sex, rape, incest, pedophilia,

bestiality, and necrophilia.

 “Thou shalt not steal.”

The seventh and tenth commandments focus on respecting and honoring the possessions

of others. This commandment forbids the act of taking someone else’s property. The

Catholic Church believes that this commandment also denounces cheating people of their

money or property, depriving workers of their just wage, or not giving employers a full

day’s work for a full day’s pay. Embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion, and vandalism are all

considered extensions of violations of the Seventh Commandment.

 “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.”

truth, the Church believes that humans are obligated to honor the truth. The most obvious

way to fulfill this commandment is not to lie — intentionally deceive another by speaking

a falsehood. So a good Catholic is who you want to buy a used car from.

 “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.”

The Ninth Commandment forbids the intentional desire and longing for immoral

sexuality. To sin in the heart, Jesus says, is to lust after a woman or a man in your heart

with the desire and will to have immoral sex with them. Just as human life is a gift from

God and needs to be respected, defended, and protected, so, too, is human sexuality.

Catholicism regards human sexuality as a divine gift, so it’s considered sacred in the

proper context — marriage.

 “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.”

The Tenth Commandment forbids the wanting to or taking someone else’s property.

Along with the Seventh Commandment, this commandment condemns theft and the

feelings of envy, greed, and jealousy in reaction to what other people have.