Tablets of Testimony
Define
- Witness or Testimony- Are more accurate to what God called what we have come to know as Ten Commandments. The other instructions found in the Torah He referred to as Right Rulings. We’ll talk more about these later.
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Additional Info
- Heiser, Michael S.. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. Lexham Press. Kindle Edition.
- The tablets not only contained the covenant terms but were a reminder of the event as it occurred, with the divine council present on Sinai.
- When Jesus was asked which of the laws was the greatest, he said they all could be summed up by these two things. Love Others as Yourself and Love God.
- If you are not sinning against yourself, others, and God, then you have no need to bring any Guilt Offering or Sin Offering .
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kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands Commands (Mitzvot), and His judgments Judgments (Mishpatim) , and His testimonies as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,
The Law and the Prophets Depend on these Two
Matthew 22:37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
The Testimonies
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“You shall have no other gods before me. No Other Gods
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“You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. Do Not Make Idols
You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
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“You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name. Do Not Misuse Name
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“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy. Sabbath Day
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“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. Honor Father and Mother
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“You shall not murder. Do Not Murder
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“You shall not commit adultery. Do Not Commit Adultery
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“You shall not steal. Do Not Steal
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“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Do Not Give False Testimony
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“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” Do Not Covet