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Ten Commandments

pl.n. Bible
The ten injunctions given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, serving as the basis of Mosaic Law.
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Ten Commandments

pl n
(Bible) the Ten Commandments Old Testament the commandments summarizing the basic obligations of man towards God and his fellow men, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai engraved on two tables of stone (Exodus 20:1–17). Also known as: the Decalogue
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Ten′ Command′ments


n.pl.
the precepts spoken by God to Israel, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai; the Decalogue.
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This threat so terrified the King of Madagao that in hastening to comply he fell over his own feet, breaking the Third Commandment.
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'Oh my gulay!' is an expression I often hear from those who believe 'OMG' goes against the Third Commandment; it may not be blasphemy, but it does make reference to God in vain.
'Oh my gulay!'
Asked by Spanish television show Salvados on La Sexta whether such a billing for Messi could be considered sacrilegious, as it breaks the third commandment by using the Lord's name in vain, Pope Francis said: 'In theory, it's a sacrilege.
'Messi is not God!' - Pope Francis
"You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God," says the third commandment (Ex.
Holy is your name
It comes from the third commandment in His 10 rules for happy living as I like to think of them, and translates into this: "Do not use my name disrespectfully.
Profanity is pervasive in society today
As regards the Third Commandment, the Christian Sunday is not merely a substitute for the Jewish Sabbath.
"The Ten Commandments In The Law Of Christ"
Third Commandment: Think "and" not "or" for the win.
The physician leader's 10 commandments
This clearly breaks the third commandment of womanhood (after 1.
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(A reminder of this belief stands behind the Third Commandment, prohibiting the thoughtless use of God's name, and the later prohibition of pronouncing it at all.) Therefore, when Moses asks the name of the Unknown who introduces Himself as the God of his Patriarchs, he needs this information as part of the message he is to transmit to Pharaoh, but he also seeks firm ground for himself when dealing with the pantheon of Egyptian deities with which he is familiar.
Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh
The word shav is translated as both "in vain" and "false." The third commandment states, "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, thy G-d in vain--la-shav." The word, "la-shav" means "in vain." For example, when (a) one swears that an obviously gold object is gold or (b) one swears that this same object is wood.
An analysis of the two versions of the Ten Commandments
The Third Commandment is unequivocal when it says: "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." Anyone who blasphemes is either uneducated in the Ten Commandments or needs to buy a dictionary or thesaurus, to expand their vocabulary!
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