Jo’s Place

Ten Commandments for the Covenant Community God gave the people all these instructions:  “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from…    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 keeping it holy.  You have six days each week fo...

Then the Lord said to Moses,  “Give the following instructions to My people...  I am the Lord your God.  So do not act like the people (of the world)…  You must not imitate their way of life.  You must obey all My regulations  ...and be careful to obey My decrees, …for I am the Lord your God. If you obey My decrees and My regulations,  …you will find life through them.  I am the Lord.  These are My decrees… “You must never have sexual relations with a close relative,  …for I am the Lord.  “Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother…  She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.  “Do not have sexual relations with any of your father’s wives,  ...for this would violate your father.  “Do not have sexual relations with your sister or half sister, whether she is your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born into your household or someone else’s....