The Ten Commandments: Difference between revisions

The Ten Commandments (Hebrewעֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת, Greek: Decalogue) are known by various names, depending on their meaning. The Ten Commandments are also called the “two tablets of the Testimony” because they contain God’s holy will.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+16%3A34&version=NIV |title=Exodus 16:34 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+25%3A16&version=NIV |title=Exodus 25:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+31%3A18&version=NIV |title=Exodus 31:18 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Since the covenant was inscribed on stone tablets, they are referred to as the “terms of the covenant,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+34%3A28&version=NIV |title=Exodus 34:28 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> the “tablets of the covenant,”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+9%3A9&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 9:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> or the “stone tablets of the covenant.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A4&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Given that the Old Testament law, including the Ten Commandments, was delivered through Moses, it is also known as the “[[Law of Moses]].”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+2%3A3&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 2:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A23&version=NIV |title=John 7:23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> In contrast to the [[New Covenant|new covenant]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+8%3A13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 8:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> it is termed the “''[[Old Covenant|old covenant]]'',” “old command,” or “Old Testament Law.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A7&version=NIV |title=1 John 2:7}}</ref> Additionally, it is sometimes referred to as the “letter” or the “written code.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+7%3A6&version=NIV |title=Romans 7:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+3%3A7&version=NIV |title=2 Corinthians 3:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>