The Purpose and Meaning of the Ten Commandments

efore looking at the purpose and meaning of these Ten magnificent laws of love, it should be noted
that there really is only ONE passage we need to know that demonstrates the unchanging, eternal
nature of ALL the Ten Commandments. Matthew 5:17-18 reads, “Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till Heaven
and Earth Pass, one jot or one tittle shall in No Wise Pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled. ” See verses
from the NIRV Bible and the CEV Bible and Luke's account. Those unfortunate Christians that have
been led astray by the ruler of this world have only one response to attempt to nullify this verse, which
is thatJesus fulfilling the law brings an end to the law. The NIRV explains the meaning of fulfil in these
words, “I have come to give full meaning to what is written” and the CEV reads, “I did not come to do
away with them, but to give them their full meaning.” There are several scriptures that use the same
Greek word as what is translated “fulfil” in verse 17, and Matthew 3:15 is one example, “…it becometh
us to Fulfil all righteousness.” If the fulfilling of the law brings an end to the law,
then Righteousness, God's Word, Obedience, Joyand other things eternal in nature are also gone.
This of course is obviously not so, and so neither are the Ten Commandments abolished. Not only
that but who could ever think that Jesus was abolishing the law after instructing us that we should not
only obey the law but teach it as well. Put simply, unless Jesus is contradicting His Word, and Heaven
and Earth are still here, then All Ten Commandments have to remain including the fourth
Commandment. It is that simple!

saiah 42:21 says “The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and
make it honourable.” In the remainder of Matthew chapter five we see how Jesus has indeed
magnified the law. We note the following; Matthew 5:19 from not only obeying the law but teaching it
also, 5:21-22 from do not kill to not being angry with your brother without cause, 5:27-28 from do not
commit adultery to being guilty if you look at a woman lustfully, 5:31 from divorcing by a letter to any
man who divorces his wife except for sexual immorality, causes her or anyone who marries a divorced
woman to commit adultery, 5:33-37 from not breaking oaths made to the Lord to do not swear at all,
either by heaven or earth or by Jerusalem. And do not swear by your head, let your Yes be Yes, and
your No, No, 5:38-42 from an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth to turning the other cheek and if
someone sues you for your coat, give them your cloak also, 5:43-45 from love your neighbour and
hate your enemy to love your enemies and bless them that curse you and pray for those that are
spiteful and use you. Does it sound like Jesus is destroying the law? Certainly not!
 . The First Commandment is about Loyalty. Read more detail.
The Creator of the universe declares He is our God and our deliverer and asks us to demonstrate our
love for Him by having no other God's. The First Commandment is the first of a series of four that
define our relationship with our Heavenly Father. Establishing, developing and maintaining that
personal relationship with the true and living God is the most important commitment we can ever
make. That is the primary focus of the first of the Ten Commandments, You shall have no other gods
before Me. We should love, honour and respect Him so much that He alone is the supreme authority
and model in our lives. He alone is God. We should allow nothing to prevent us from serving and
obeying Him.

. The Second Commandments is about Worship. Read more detail.

The one and only true God loves us so much that He is jealous of our love and does not want to share
our love by us bowing down to meaningless idols. The Second Commandment goes to the heart of
our relationship with our Creator. It deals with several crucial questions. How do we perceive God?
How do we explain Him to ourselves and to others? Above all, what is the proper way to worship the
only true God? The Second Commandment is a constant reminder that only we, of all created things,
are made in the image of God. Only we can be transformed into the spiritual image of Christ, who of
course came in the flesh as the perfect spiritual image of our heavenly Father. This Commandment
protects our special relationship with our Creator, who made us in His likeness and is still moulding us
into His spiritual image.

. The Third Commandment is about Reverence. Read more detail.

God asks us to respect His Holy name and not to use it in vain. The Third Commandment focuses on
showing respect. It addresses the way we communicate our feelings about God to others and to Him.
It encompasses our attitudes, speech and behaviour. Respect is the cornerstone of good
relationships. The quality of our relationship with God depends on the love and regard we have for
Him. It also depends on the way we express respect for Him in the presence of others. We are
expected always to honour who and what He is. Conversely, the use of God's name in a flippant,
degrading or in any way disrespectful manner, dishonours the relationship we are supposed to have
with Him. This can vary from careless disregard to hostility and antagonism. It covers misusing God's
name in any way. The Hebrew name for “vain” is “shaw” and means vanity, falsehood, iniquity and
emptiness. Simply summed up, “shaw” means showing disrespect and this is what we do when we
take God's name in vain.

. The Fourth Commandment is about Sanctification and Relationship. Read more detail.

God starts off the fourth Commandment with the word “Remember”. This is because He knew we
would forget it. God asks that we keep it set apart for Holy purposes so we can draw nearer to Him.
The Fourth Commandment to remember the Sabbath concludes the section of the Ten
Commandments that specifically helps define a proper relationship with God, how we are to love,
worship and relate to Him. It explains why and when we need to take special time to draw closer to
our Creator. It is also a special sign between us and God forever, that it is Him that sanctifies us Him
alone we belong to and worship. The Sabbath, the seventh day of the week was set apart by God as
a time of rest and spiritual rejuvenation. So why is this Commandment so frequently ignored, attacked
and explained away by so many? Could it be because the challenges to the Sabbath Commandment
are views generated by the ruler of this present evil world? After all, this being wants us to accept
these views because he hates God's law. He does all he can to influence us to ignore, avoid and
reason our way around it. On our calendar theSabbath day begins at sunset Friday evening and ends
at sunset Saturday evening.

. The Fifth Commandment is about Respect for Parental authority. Read more detail.
God instructs us to show love for our parents by honouring them. The Fifth Commandment introduces
us to a series of Commandments that define proper relationships with other people. The fifth through
to the 10th serve as the standards of conduct in areas of human behaviour that generate the most far
reaching consequences on individuals, families, groups and society. Families are the building blocks
of societies that build strong nations. When families are fractured and flawed, the sad results are
tragic and reflected in newspaper headlines every day. Any individual or group, including whole
nations that understand the importance of strong families reap the rewards of an improved
relationship and blessings from God. The Fifth Commandment shows us from whom and how the
fundamentals of respect and honour are most effectively learned. It guides us to know how to yield to
others, how to properly submit to authority and how to accept the influence of mentors. That is why
the apostle Paul wrote, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father
and mother, which is the first Commandment with promise: that it may be well with you and you may
live long on the earth” Ephesians 6:2-3.

. The Sixth Commandment is about Respect for Human life. Read more detail.
God asks us to demonstrate love and not hate towards others by not murdering. We must learn to
control our tempers. Taking another person's life is not our right to decide. That judgment is reserved
for God alone. That is the thrust of this Commandment. God does not allow us to choose to wilfully or
deliberately take another person's life. The Sixth Commandment reminds us that God is the giver of
life and He alone has the authority to take it or to grant permission to take it. God wants us to go far
beyond avoiding murder. He requires that we not maliciously harm another human being in word or
deed. This is why John wrote, “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and you know that no
murderer has eternal life abiding in him” 1 John 3:15. God desires that we treat even those who
choose to hate us respectfully and do all within our power to live in peace and harmony with them. He
wants us to be builders, not destroyers of good relationships. To accomplish this we must respect this
wonderful gift of this precious possession, human life.
 . The Seventh Commandment is about Purity in Relationships. Read more detail.
God asks us to express and demonstrate our love for our partner by not committing adultery. Adultery
is the violation of the marriage covenant by wilful participation in sexual activity with someone other
than one's spouse. Since God's law sanctions sexual relationships only within a legitimate marriage,
the command not to commit adultery covers in principle, all varieties of sexual immorality. No sexual
relationship of any sort should occur outside of marriage. That is the crux of this Commandment. Most
of us need the support and companionship of a loving spouse. We need someone special who can
share our ups and downs, triumphs and failures. No one can fill this role like a mate who shares with
us a deep love and commitment. Society suffers because we have lost the vision that God had for
marriage from the beginning. Marriage is not a requirement for success in pleasing God. But it is a
tremendous blessing to couples who treat each other as God intended. Most people desire and need
the benefits that come from a stable marriage. To return to what God intended, we must give marriage
the respect it deserves.

. The Eighth Commandment is about Honesty. Read more detail.

God instructs us to show our love and respect for others by not stealing what belongs to them. The
Eighth Commandment safeguards everyone's right to legitimately acquire and own property. God
wants that right honoured and protected. His approach to material wealth is balanced. He wants us to
prosper and enjoy physical blessings. He also expects us to show wisdom in how we use what He
provides us and He does not want possessions to be our primary pursuit in life. When we see material
blessings as a means to achieve more-important objectives, God enjoys seeing us prosper. To Him it
is important that generosity rather than greed motivate the choices we make. Because they are
qualities of His own character, He asks that we, from the heart, put giving and serving ahead of
lavishing possessions on ourselves.

. The Ninth Commandment is about Truthfulness. Read more detail.

God says if we love others we should not deceive or lie to them. How important is truth? The Bible
says that Jesus is “the way and the Truth” John 14:6. To fully appreciate the Ninth Commandment
with its prohibition of lying, we must realize how important truth is to God. Jesus Christ said of God the
Father, “Your word is truth” John 17:17. The Bible throughout teaches that “God is not a man, that He
should lie” Numbers 23:19. As the source of truth, God requires that His servants always speak
truthfully. Under God's inspiration, King David wrote, “…LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who
speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbour no wrong
and casts no slur on his fellow-man, who despises a vile man but honours those who fear the LORD,
who keeps his oath even when it hurts” Psalms 15:1-3, NIV. God expects truth to permeate every
facet of our lives. Everything in the life of a Christian is anchored to truth. God wants us as His
children, to commit ourselves to truth and reflect it in everything we do.

0. The Tenth Commandment is about Contentment. Read more detail.

God instructs us not to covet because He knows it can entrap us into even greater sin.
To covet means to crave or desire, especially in excessive or improper ways. The Tenth
Commandment does not tell us that all of our desires are immoral. It tells us that some desires are
wrong. Coveting is an immoral longing for something that is not rightfully ours. That is usually because
the object of our desire already belongs to someone else. But coveting can also include our wanting
far more than we would legitimately deserve or that would be our rightful share. The focus of the
Tenth Commandment is that we are not to illicitly desire anything that already belongs to others. The
opposite of coveting is a positive desire to help others preserve and protect their blessings from God.
We should rejoice when other people are blessed. Our desire should be to contribute to the well being
of others, to make our presence in their lives a blessing to them. The last of the Ten Commandments
is aimed directly at the heart and mind of every human being. In prohibiting coveting, it defines not so
much what we must do but how we should think. It asks us to look deep within ourselves to see what
we are on the inside. As with each of the previous nine Commandments, it is directed toward our
relationships. It specifically deals with the thoughts that threaten those relationships and can
potentially hurt ourselves and our neighbours. Therefore, it is fitting that the formal listing of these Ten
foundational commands, which define the love of God, should end by focusing on our hearts as the
wellspring of our relationship problems. From within come the desires that tempt us and lead us
astray.
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The Ten Commandments are a set of ten basic rules of behavior, mostly negative in construction, that appear in the ancient
Hebrew scriptures and are directed at the Hebrews as God’s chosen people. Tradition holds that these rules were delivered to
them by God via Moses, who climbed to the top of Mount Sinai during the Hebrews’ journey through the desert from Egypt
to Canaan. They are, then, God’s requirements for how the Hebrews are supposed to behave.

The Ten Commandments are also called the Decalogue (or Decalog). This is a word derived from the Greek deka, which
means ten, and logos, which means word. It is common in some religious circles to refer to the Ten Commandments as the
Ten Words and even list them in the form of “First Word, Second Word, etc.” 

How Many Commandments?

The Ten Commandments are not the only commandments that exist in the Hebrew scriptures. There are, in fact, 623
commandments or laws in the scriptures, but these ten are given extra weight by Jewish scholars because of their very basic
nature. This attitude has been carried on in Christianity and Islam. Christian scriptures depict Jesus as reducing the basic
laws to two, loving one’s neighbor and loving God. Muslim scriptures don’t specifically list or address the commandments
by name at all but they do contain similar commands.

According to Jewish traditions, the Ten Commandments were delivered to Moses on Mt. Sinai when the Hebrews stopped
there during their journey from Egypt (where they were enslaved) to Canaan (where they would wipe out the local
inhabitants). Jewish scholars have generally treated these ten rules as foundational for the rest of Jewish law.

To say that they are foundational suggests that they are not themselves laws. One reason for this is that none of them, at least
in their shorter forms, contain punishments, explanations, or means of implementation. They don’t look at all like the laws
we see elsewhere in the Hebrew legal code and may be best described as fundamental principles that justify and support the
rest of the law. 

How Many Versions of the Commandments?

Of the three versions of the Ten Commandments that appear in the Hebrew scriptures, two are similar and one is very
different. The presence of the two similar versions is not entirely surprising. One can claim that the first in Exodus 20 was
delivered to Moses by God, but Moses broke the two tablets when he came down from Mt. Sinai and discovered that people
were worshipping a Golden Calf. God then instructed Moses to create two new tablets and these became the Deuteronomy 5
version. If both are supposed to be from God, though, why are there any differences at all?

The version from Exodus 34 is radically different from the other two. It really does have ten distinct commands rather than a
larger set that is only divided into ten through creative editing. It also gives commands that are completely unlike those in the
other two versions. These commands all involve ritual acts and laws, thus leading to their designation as the “ritual
decalogue” by some.
 The present form of the Ten Commandments is considerably more recent than the time of Moses, assuming that Moses even
existed, but it is likely that some simpler form existed during that earlier era. At the very least there is nothing about such a
version that would require a much later dating. 

Origin of the Ten Commandments

Although religious conservatives generally believe that the Ten Commandments we currently have were given directly to
Moses by God, religious liberals who accept that the Bible was written by multiple authors believe that each of the three
versions comes from a different hand. According to the Documentary Hypothesis, the version in Exodus 20 was written by
the “E” author between 922 and 722 BCE, the Exodus 34 version was written by the “J” author between 848 and 722 BCE,
and the Deuteronomy version was written by the “D” author around 622 BCE.

Regardless of whatever special importance the Ten Commandments may have had to the ancient Hebrews, a full listing of
the them only occurs in Exodus and Deuteronomy. They are referenced elsewhere and a couple of the commandments may
be mentioned, but no full listings can be found in the other Hebrew scriptures, the New Testament, or various non-canonical
works.

It is thought that the form of the Ten Commandments was deliberately chosen to facilitate regular, even ceremonial,
recitation. They do, after all, number the same as the number of human fingers, and the format of repeated “you shall” or
“you shall not” would lend itself to memorization and public recitation on festivals or other religious events (especially if it
is true that they were all originally very short).

The Deuteronomy text even indicates that they were recited directly to the people by God, though it’s unclear if that
happened in the context of Exodus 20. There is no actual record of a public ritual during which the Ten Comments might
have been ritually recited, though. This means that their status as ritual or not is questionable and shouldn't be taken too far
when trying to understand their origin.

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Background, Meaning, Implications of Each Commandment
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Most people know the Ten Commandments — or perhaps it is better to say that they thinkthey know the Ten
Commandments. The commandments are one of those cultural products that people imagine that they understand, but in
reality, they frequently can't even name all of them, let alone explain them. People who already think they know all they
need are unlikely to take the time to research the subject with any great care and precision.

First Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Have Any Gods Before Me

The first, most basic, and most important commandment — or is it the first twocommandments? Well, that’s the question.
We’ve only just gotten started and we’re already mired in controversy both between religions and between denominations.
Second Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images
What is a “graven image,” exactly? This has been the subject of a great deal of controversy between various Christian
churches over the centuries. Of particular importance here is the fact that while the Protestant version the Ten
Commandments includes this, the Catholic does not. A prohibition against graven images, if read literally, would cause a
number of problems for Catholics.
Third Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord in Vain
What does it mean to “take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”? That has been the subject of quite a bit of debate. Some
have argued that this prohibition was limited to the use of the name of God in any frivolous manner. Others have argued that
it was a prohibition against the use of the name of God in magical or occult practices.
Fourth Commandment: Remember the Sabbath, Keep It Holy
This is the only ritualistic commandment in this particular listing, and curiously enough it is pretty much unique among
ancient cultures. Nearly all religions have some sense of “sacred time,” but the ancient Hebrews seem to be the only ones to
have set aside an entire day every week as sacred, reserved for honoring and remembering their god.
Fifth Commandment: Honor Thy Father and Mother
Is the Fifth Commandment something that everyone should obey? As a general principle, honoring one’s parents is a good
idea. It would have been especially true in ancient societies where life could be precarious and it’s a good way to ensure the
maintenance of important social bonds. To say that it’s good as a general principle is not, however, the same as saying that it
should be regarded as an absolute command from God.
Sixth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill
Many believers regard this as the most basic and easily accepted of all the commandments. Who would object to the
government telling people not to kill? Unfortunately, this relies upon a superficial and uninformed understanding of what is
going on. This commandment is, in fact, much more controversial and difficult that it appears at first.
Seventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
What does the word “adultery” mean? People today tend define it as any act of sexual intercourse outside of marriage or,
perhaps a bit more narrowly, any act of sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse.
That is appropriate in today but it isn’t not how the word has always been defined.
Eighth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Steal
With this commandment, the simplest and most obvious understanding may actually be the most correct one — but not
necessarily. Most people read it as a prohibition against stealing, but it may not be the way that everyone understood it
originally.
Ninth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
There is a question of just what “bearing false witness” means. It might have been originally intended to prohibit lying in a
court of law. For the ancient Hebrews, anyone caught lying during their testimony could be forced to submit to whatever
punishment would have been imposed upon the accused — including death.
Tenth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Covet
Of all the commandments, the Tenth Commandment has a tendency to be the most contentious. Depending upon how it is
read, it can be the most difficult to adhere to, the most difficult to justify imposing upon others, and in some ways the least
reflective of modern morality.

2 commandments
When someone asks Jesus, "Which commandment in the Law is the greatest?" 8 Jesus replies: "You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is
the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
On these two commandments hang all the Law and the prophets." 9 The Decalogue must be
interpreted in light of this twofold yet single commandment of love, the fullness of the Law:

The commandments: "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal,
You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this sentence: "You
shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the
fulfilling of the law.

Jesus' Greatest Commandment

Jesus said that to love God supremely is the first and greatest Commandment. (Matthew 22:38) It is
first and greatest in that it represents the heartbeat of every one of the Commandments. But while it is
the first Commandment, it is not the only one as Jesus quoting from the second of the Ten
Commandments also said, “If you love me, keep my Commandments.” John 14:15. He did not say, “If
you obey me, then you will love me.” Obedience does not lead to love but love does lead to
obedience. The more we know God the more we love him, and the more we love him the more it
becomes a delight to serve him and do his will. So if we truly love God, we will keep all the other
Commandments as well as this greatest Commandment which comprises them all.

So does loving God with all your heart, soul and mind change or end any of the Ten Commandments?
The answer to this question is so incredibly clear that it makes you wonder how anyone that knows
their Bible well could possibly even entertain this thought. Those who understand the purpose of the
Ten Commandments know that the origin of this teaching comes from our adversary and is one of his
many perpetuated lies to try and make one or all of the Ten Commandments appear void. When one
understands the truth about the greatest Commandment, it should get one thinking as to why
something so obvious could be quoted as a reason to avoid the fourth Commandment also. The wise
will quickly realize that this is intentionally quoted to evade the truth and hence will also realize that
Satan is behind this lie and that our adversary would not do this unless this Commandment really
does matter. So what is actually happening in this passage on the great Commandment or greatest
Commandments?

.”

The first thing to note is that Jesus said “all the law  hang on these two Commandments.” When
Jesus says all the law, He does not mean some of it as in nine Commandments or none of it as in
zero Commandments. When Jesus says all the law, that is exactly what He means!

So just to clarify once more, what Moses is actually saying in Deuteronomy 6:5 is this, “If you love
God with all your heart, soul and might then you will keep all Ten of these Commandments I have just
read to you.” This of course includes the fourth Commandment. Did you note that all Ten are love for
God? The fourth being the Sabbath is also a Commandment of love because Deuteronomy 6:5 says
that loving God with all your heart, soul and might is to keep each and every one of the Ten
Commandments that had just been read. In no way does loving God supremely change one single
Commandment. Love of course is eternal which is why all Ten Commandments are also eternal.

So what does this all prove? All the law which includes the Sabbath hung on these two
Commandments in the Old Testament which no one can dispute, and while Jesus quotes from the
Old Testament, He still says all the law hangs on these two Commandments. So what has changed?
Absolutely nothing! All Ten Commandments remain totally unchanged just as Jesus promised they
would inMatthew 5:17-19. See also misunderstandings in Jesus fulfilling the law.

Second Greatest Commandment

Of course not forgetting that Jesus also added more to the greatest Commandment, “And the second
is like unto it, You shall love your neighbour as thyself.” Matthew 22:39. The connection in the
following passage is very explicit, “We love him, because he first loved us.20  If a man say, I love
God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he has seen, how can
he love God whom he has not seen?  21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who
loveth God love his brother also.” 1 John 4:19-21. It is our love for God that also empowers us to love
other people.

Paul also clarifies well in the following passage that these great Commandments just summarize or
are just a means of summing up the law. Note that Paul specifically refers to the phrase loving your
neighbour as yourself as a “saying” that covers all the Commandments.Romans 13:9-10 “For this,
You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,
You shall not covet; and  if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this
saying, namely, You shall love your neighbour as thyself.  10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour:
therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”

If you love God with all your heart and soul you are obeying all the law and especially the first four
Commandments, which includes the fourth as proven by Deuteronomy 6:5 which was spoken right
after the Ten Commandments were given the second time. And if you love your neighbour as yourself
you will be obeying the last six Commandments. Therefore love is the fulfilling of the law and if you
love God with all your heart, soul and mind and your neighbour as yourself, then you will be
obeying all Ten Commandments.