Ten commandments bible verse
The place which the Lord chose for giving of His Law was not new to Moses. " What followed became the basis for living life as God intended it to be lived. This time, God would begin with the same covenant language He used with Abraham: "I am the Lord, your God, that brought you out. Having returned to the mountain near the spot of his first encounter with the Lord, Moses is told to climb the mountain and talk directly to Him once again. These would be condensed to ten principles that reflected the "image of God " found deep within each human being. The law of that land was structured around its false religion - with many false gods.įinally, when the Lord was ready to make a nation out of Abraham's descendants, He made a covenant much like that made by kings with their subjects. His family followed in his steps, failing often, but eventually being saved by God to live among his enemies in Egypt. Only the toughest of tests proved his trust of God.
This complicated his family life, endangered his neighbors, and brought shame to a faithful servant. Failing to trust God, they built the Tower of Babel.Īll during Abraham's journey he had issues trusting God. The seemingly straightforward order of things brought out the pride in mankind.
Men were to not eat blood, the life force of the animal and, mankind was to live at peace as it spread out to fill the earth. Negatively, the simple laws in this covenant pertained to living with the consequences of death. Until that time, mankind had eaten only from the plants, but use of animals as food was now allowed. It was not until after the flood that God gave specific laws. He even expected others to want to kill him. The Law was assumed, and Cain knew instinctively that killing his brother was wrong. The Lord had told him the "sin" waited to destroy him. Before the first recorded murder, anger moved Cain to kill Abel. When put to the test, that trust was broken. Basic to the Law was trusting the Lawgiver, the only One who had the authority to require anything of His people. The books of the Law begin with Genesis, a record of a time long before the Ten Commandments were put on the two tablets.