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10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses hadordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of thehill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israeliteswere winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, theAmalekites were winning. 12 When Moses' hands grewtired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat onit. Aaron and Hur held his hands upone on one side, oneon the otherso that his hands remained steady tillsunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army withthe sword.

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll assomething to be remembered and make sure that Joshuahears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."

15 Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is myBanner. 16 He said, "For hands were lifted up to thethrone of the LORD. The [c ] LORD will be at war against theAmalekites from generation to generation."

Exodus 20

The Ten Commandments

1 And God spoke all these words:

2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

3 " You shall have no other gods before me .

4 " You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or inthe waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them orworship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God,punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the thirdand fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but
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showing love to a thousand {generations} of those wholove me and keep my commandments.

7 " You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God,

for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuseshis name.

8 " Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy . 9 Sixdays you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but theseventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it youshall not do any work, neither you, nor your son ordaughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your

animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six daysthe LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, andall that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.

Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made itholy.

12 " Honor your father and your mother, so that you maylive long in the land the LORD your God is giving you .

13 " You shall not murder .

14 " You shall not commit adultery .

15 " You shall not steal .

16 " You shall not give false testimony against yourneighbor .

17 " You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shallnot covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant ormaidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs toyour neighbor."

18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning andheard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, theytrembled with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said


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to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But donot have God speak to us or we will die."

20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has

come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with youto keep you from sinning."

21 The people remained at a distance, while Mosesapproached the thick darkness where God was.

Idols and Altars

22 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites this:'You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to youfrom heaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongsideme; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.

24 " 'Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it yourburnt offerings and fellowship offerings, [b ] your sheep andgoats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to behonored, I will come to you and bless you. 25 If you makean altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressedstones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it. 26 Anddo not go up to my altar on steps, lest your nakedness beexposed on it.'

Deuteronomy 5

The Ten Commandments1 Moses summoned all Israel and said:

Hear, O Israel, the decrees and laws I declare in yourhearing today. Learn them and be sure to follow them. 2

The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. 3 Itwas not with our fathers that the LORD made thiscovenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive heretoday. 4 The LORD spoke to you face to face out of the fireon the mountain. 5 (At that time I stood between the
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LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD,because you were afraid of the fire and did not go up themountain.) And he said:

6 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

7 " You shall have no other gods before me .

8 " You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or inthe waters below. 9 You shall not bow down to them or

worship them ; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God,punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the thirdand fourth generation of those who hate me, 10 butshowing love to a thousand generations of those who loveme and keep my commandments.

11 " You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God ,for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuseshis name.

12 " Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy , as theLORD your God has commanded you. 13 Six days youshall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day isa Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not doany work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor yourmanservant or maidservant, nor your ox, your donkey orany of your animals, nor the alien within your gates, sothat your manservant and maidservant may rest, as youdo. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and thatthe LORD your God brought you out of there with a mightyhand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD yourGod has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

16 " Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD yourGod has commanded you, so that you may live long and


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that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your Godis giving you.

17 " You shall not murder .

18 " You shall not commit adultery .

19 " You shall not steal .

20 " You shall not give false testimony against yourneighbor .

21 " You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not

set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, hismanservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anythingthat belongs to your neighbor."

22 These are the commandments the LORD proclaimed ina loud voice to your whole assembly there on themountain from out of the fire, the cloud and the deepdarkness; and he added nothing more. Then he wrote

them on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

23 When you heard the voice out of the darkness, whilethe mountain was ablaze with fire, all the leading men of your tribes and your elders came to me. 24 And you said,"The LORD our God has shown us his glory and hismajesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Todaywe have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with

him. 25 But now, why should we die? This great fire willconsume us, and we will die if we hear the voice of theLORD our God any longer. 26 For what mortal man hasever heard the voice of the living God speaking out of fire,as we have, and survived? 27 Go near and listen to all thatthe LORD our God says. Then tell us whatever the LORDour God tells you. We will listen and obey."

28 The LORD heard you when you spoke to me and theLORD said to me, "I have heard what this people said to


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There are three versions of the Ten Commandment s in theHebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). They are at Exodus20:2-17 , Exodus 34:12-26 , and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 .

The Ten Commandments (a.k.a. Decalog) are a listing of some of the most important behavioral rules in theHebrew Scriptures (a.k.a. Old Testament).

Within Judaism , they have historically been accepted asa summary of the most important ten rules of behaviorwhich God expects all Jews to follow. The Torah recordsthat God gave the Decalogue to Moses on Mount Sinai,

inscribed on stone tablets, and intended for the guidanceof the ancient Hebrews. They form a small but vital partof the total of 623 laws in the Hebrew Scriptures.Within Christianity , the Decalogue has traditionally beenregarded as the foundational laws that all Christians areto conform to. Most Christians continue to hold them inhigh regard.

Do Christians follow the Ten Commandments?

Although the Ten Commandments are held in highrespect by many Christians, two of them are routinelybroken by some Christian denominations -- at least if they are interpreted literally:

The prohibition against " any graven image, or any

likeness of any thing..., " if interpreted literally, wouldseem to forbid a wide range of objects, including astatue in a church, a cross, a crucifix, or even to aphotograph of a person. However, many denominationsdo not interpret this passage in isolation or do notinterpret it literally. This allows Eastern Orthodox churches to display icons, Roman Catholic churches tocontains statues, and many Protestant churches tocontain drawings and/or photographs.
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proclaimed them as binding under the New Law inMatthew 19 and in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5).He also simplified or interpreted them, e.g. by declaring

unnecessary oaths equally unlawful with false, bycondemning hatred and calumny as well as murder, byenjoining even love of enemies, and by condemningindulgence of evil desires as fraught with the same maliceas adultery (Matthew 5).

The Church, on the other hand, after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath, or seventh day of the week,to the first, made the Third Commandment refer toSunday as the day to be kept holy as the Lord's Day.

The Council of Trent (Sess. VI, can. xix) condemns thosewho deny that the Ten Commandments are binding onChristians.

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