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The 10 Commandments E1: What Makes the 10 Commandments Special?

Bible Project podcast — https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/what-makes-the-10-commandments-special/

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What this book knows

The Ten Commandments are ten 'words'—foundational wisdom about what it means to be human before God and neighbor, not merely a legal checklist.

Sex: Absent
Work: Absent
Learning: Present
Religion: Primary

obedience-and-authorityfaith-and-doubtself-and-identity

obedience-and-authority

It's a bit of a misnomer to call them the 10 Commandments… But they are commandments, so it's not wrong. But I think we miss something.
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'Command' is a scarier word than a 'word.' Word's an inviting word.
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faith-and-doubt

These 10 words were intended to have a broad universal invitation to all people of all places to think about the will and purpose of God for a human life.
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When you call someone a fool, aren't you breaking that command as well? And suddenly these become base camp.
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They were etched on stone by the finger of God—set apart from all other laws written on a scroll.
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self-and-identity

How you relate to your stuff is in competition to your loyalty to God—so the first command should have led this guy to realize, 'I need to get rid of all my stuff.'
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