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Implications of the Decalogue: Seven

Posted on March 26, 2010 by ehurst

You shall not commit adultery. This is one commandment more honored in the violation than in the keeping. The Suzerain is not amused when people break faith. We are not animals operating with no moral compass, but bear a heavy … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: Six

Posted on March 25, 2010 by ehurst

You shall not kill. This has been worked over too often because certain folks like to play games with English translations. Our Suzerain here merely reiterates what He said back in the days of Noah: His domain shall not be … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: Five

Posted on March 24, 2010 by ehurst

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you. The Hebrew term “honor” means to reckon something very serious or grave; don’t take it lightly. It … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: Four

Posted on March 23, 2010 by ehurst

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. You shall not do any work, you nor your son, … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: Three

Posted on March 22, 2010 by ehurst

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. If there was ever a phrase which suffers from cultural differences, it would … Continue reading →

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Fear of God

Posted on March 21, 2010 by ehurst

Somewhere just outside the window they heard the whining growl of a dog straining excitedly against the leash. Almost to man, everyone dropped what he was doing and lay down on the floor. Each was careful to turn so that … Continue reading →

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Political Premonitions

Posted on March 20, 2010 by ehurst

I don’t claim to prognosticate or predict. I have private premonitions. I post them here because I don’t take myself too seriously, and because it might be fun to see if any of them come close to what actually happens. … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: Two

Posted on March 20, 2010 by ehurst

You shall not make for yourselves any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: One

Posted on March 19, 2010 by ehurst

I am the LORD your God, who has brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. The Suzerain establishes His position by noting He redeemed the … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Decalogue: Introduction

Posted on March 18, 2010 by ehurst

Place the Ten Commandments into their proper context. The time frame was roughly 1400 BC. The Covenant of Moses, delivered by God on Mount Sinai, took a very familiar form for the people involved. The closest documentary parallel was the … Continue reading →

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