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Allegiance · Sabbath · Neighbor Every step opens the verse it rests on.

BeginningDeuteronomy 5:1–5Moses gathers Israel to hear the covenant spoken at Horeb.Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears today, that you may learn… v1 · WEB

In the commentaryNot with Our Fathers, but with Us

Hear and keep the covenant words

1 Give the LORD undivided allegiance

No rival · image · misuse of the name

Worship the redeemer aloneDeuteronomy 5:6–11The LORD brought Israel from slavery. Have no other gods, make no image for worship, and do not misuse the LORD’s name.“You shall have no other gods before me. v7 · WEB

In the commentaryTen Words: the First Table

2 Honor sacred time and household

Sabbath · father · mother

Rest and remember freedomDeuteronomy 5:12–16Keep the Sabbath holy so household, worker, sojourner, and animal may rest. Honor father and mother in the land.“Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you, that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land which… v16 · WEB

In the commentaryTen Words: the First Table Ten Words: the Second Table

3 Protect the neighbor

Life · marriage · property

Do no covenant harmDeuteronomy 5:17–19Do not murder, commit adultery, or steal.“You shall not commit adultery. v18 · WEB

In the commentaryTen Words: the Second Table

All Guard truth and desire

Witness · house · relationships · goods

Do not distort or covetDeuteronomy 5:20–21Do not bear false witness or desire your neighbor’s spouse, house, field, servants, animals, or anything belonging to the neighbor.“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. Neither shall you desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his… v21 · WEB

In the commentaryTen Words: the Second Table

Deuteronomy 5:22These are the covenant wordsYahweh spoke these words to all your assembly on the mountain out of the middle of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great… v22 · WEB

In the commentaryGo and Tell Them

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