Story 25 of 100 · Based on Exodus 20:1-17
The Ten Commandments
After leaving Egypt, God's people came to Mount Sinai. There, God spoke to Moses and gave him the ten words that we call the Ten Commandments.
—I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt —God began.
And he taught what the people should do.
—You shall have no other gods besides me.
—You shall not misuse my name.
—Remember the Sabbath, the day of rest, and keep it holy.
—Honor your father and your mother.
—You shall not kill.
—You shall not commit adultery. That is, be faithful in marriage.
—You shall not steal.
—You shall not tell lies against your neighbor.
—You shall not covet your neighbor's house, or his wife, or anything that belongs to him.
Those are the Ten Commandments. God gave them to his people as a path to live well: loving God and loving others.
Christians still remember them today. When you honor your dad and your mom, when you tell the truth and when you do not take what is not yours, you are following what God taught Moses.
Let's talk: Which of the Ten Commandments would you like to practice better this week?
Loving God and loving others: that is the way. Goodnight.