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​ Moses     Reviews the Ten Commandments Moses called all of Israel to gather, and said to them:  “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments, which I speak,    in your hearing today, …that you may learn them …and be careful to observe them.  The Lord, our God, made a covenant with us, in Horeb. The Lord did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, …all of us, who are alive.  The Lord talked with you, face to face, on the mountain, from the midst of the fire.  I stood between the Lord and you, at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; …for you were afraid, because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain.  The Lord said: ‘I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of    bondage. ‘You shall have no other gods    before Me. ‘You shall not make, for yourself, a carved image—any likeness, of anything, that is in heaven above, or ...

Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community Then God gave the people all these instructions:  “I Am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery.  “You must not have any other god but Me.  ———————— “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.  You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods.  I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject Me.  But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love Me and obey My commands.  ———————— “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God.  The Lord will  not  let you go unpunished if you misuse His name.  ———————— “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keep...