Tuesday, September 21, 2010

the second law


iamthelordyourgodwhobroughtyououtofthelandofegyptoutofthehouseofslaveryyoushallhavenoothergodsbefore
meyoushallnotmakeforyourselfanidolwhetherintheformofanythingthatisinheavenaboveorthatisontheeart
hbeneathorthatisinthewaterundertheearthyoushallnotbowdowntothemorworshipthemforithelordyourgodamajealou
sgodpunishingchildrenfortheiniquityofparentstothethirdandfourthgenerationofthosewhorejectmebutshowingsteadfa
stlovetothethousandthgenerationofthosewholovemeandkeepmycommandmentsyoushallnotmakewrongfuluseofthename
ofthelordyourgodforthelordwillnotacquitanyonewhomisuseshisnameobservethesabbathdayandkeepitholyas
thelordyourgodcommandedyouforsixdaysyoushalllabouranddoallyourworkbuttheseventhdayisasabbathtothelordy
ourgodyoushallnotdoanyworkyouoryoursonoryourdaughteroryourmaleorfemaleslaveoryouroxoryourdonkeyoranyof
yourlivestockortheresidentalieninyourtownssothatyourmaleandfemaleslavemayrestaswellasyourememberthatyou
wereaslaveinthelandofegyptandthelordyourgodbroughtyououtfromtherewithamightyhandandanoutstretchedarmtherefore
thelordyourgodcommandedyoutokeepthesabbathdayhonoryourfatherandyourmothera
sthelordyourgodcommandedyousothatyourdaysmaybelongandthatitmaygowellwithyouinthelandthatthelo
rdyourgodisgivingyouyoushallnotmurderneithershallyoucommitadulteryneithershallyoustealeithershallyou
bearfalsewitnessagainstyourneighborneithershallyoucovetyourneighborswifeneithershallyoudesireyourneig
hborshouseorfieldormaleorfemaleslaveoroxordonkeyoranythingthatbelongstoyourneighbor

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