In 1 Timothy 4:4-5 the apostle Paul wrote, “ For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”Īlso, “ Thou shalt not kill” does not mean that it is wrong for a soldier or a policeman to perform his duty in a justifiable cause. These words were spoken to Noah, but they were meant for all mankind for all time. “ Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you As the green herb have I given you all” (Gen. It does not mean that killing animals for food is wrong. There he writes, “ For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” We must determine from the Bible what kind of killing is prohibited by the command, “ Thou shalt not kill.”įirst of all, let us notice what is not included in the command. In Romans 13:9, the apostle Paul refers to this commandment. That was God’s command as part of the Ten Commandments, and it is reinforced in the New Testament. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.“ Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). If thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 20:24 If you make God stone altars, use natural, uncut stones. An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen. 20:23 Make a dirt altar for God and sacrifice animals on it. Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 20:17b Don't make gods of silver or gold. nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house. 20:17a Don't covet your neighbor's house, slave, ox, ass, etc. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. 20:7 Keep the Sabbath day holy Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain. Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them. any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 20:4a Don't make an artistic representation of anything. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. God tells the priests not to go up the steps to the altar "that thy nakedness not be discovered thereon."Įvery Jot and Tittle: All the commandments in the Bible Have no other gods before Yahweh. Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.( v.24)ĭid God command the Israelites to make burnt offerings? Thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings.God adds a few more rules in verses 23-26. Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.To the God of the Bible, women and slaves (servants in the KJV) are the property of men they are his possessions - like an ox or an ass. ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house.Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.Is it OK to call your father (or anyone else) father?
( The only ones Jesus seemed to know or care about.) Verses 12-16 list the (more or less) good commandments. God created the universe in six 24 hour days. ( v.11)īelievers often say that the "days" of creation should be taken allegorically, but this verse is quite clear. In six days the LORD made heaven and earth.
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