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take the name of the LORD your God in vain: This means to use God’s name in a wrong way. This can mean using God’s name to control or deceive others for personal gain. It can also mean using God’s name carelessly. It may also mean making a promise in God’s name to support something that is not true.
The rest of the covenant laws explain and apply the Ten Commandments (5:6–21). These laws are based on those commandments.
Moses first gave the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel almost 40 years earlier at Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:2–17). Now he reminds the people of these commands before they enter the promised land.
Ancient Law Codes Basic Laws Biblical Law The Limitations of Law
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Archaeology and the Bible Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Commandments, the Ten Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Glory Sabbath
Topics
Blasphemy: General Scriptures Concerning Commandments: General Scriptures Concerning Decalogue: Commandments Decalogue: Divine Authority of God: Jealous God: Not to be Profaned God: To be Reverenced Law: (Contained in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy): Divine Authority For Law: (Contained in the Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy): Engraved on Stone Name in Vain Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Obedience: Enjoined Profane Swearing: Guilt of Quotations and Allusions in the New Testament From, and To, the Old Testament Table: of Testimony: The Commandments Engraved Upon