LECTIO:
The 10 Commandments and the highest expression of God Will for us. They are the foundation of the Torah and the Old Testament. We need to apply them to our lives today.
Ex 20: 1-17
20 And
God spoke all these words:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 “You
shall have no other gods before[a] me.
4 “You
shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven
above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
5 You shall not
bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for
the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those
who hate me,
6 but showing love to a thousand generations
of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 “You
shall not misuse the name of the Lord your
God, for the Lord will
not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 “Remember
the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 Six days you
shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh
day is a sabbath to the Lord your
God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter,
nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing
in your towns.
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is
in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor
your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the
land the Lord your
God is giving you.
13 “You
shall not murder.
14 “You
shall not commit adultery.
15 “You
shall not steal.
16 “You
shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 “You
shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s
wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs
to your neighbor.”
STUDIUM:
God gave the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai, emphasized with earthquakes, lightning, and a trumpet blast. The event is also recounted in Deuteronomy 5. They are the canon of the Torah and should be honored as such.
MEDITATIO:
The 10 Commandments and the highest expression of God Will for us. They are the foundation of the Torah and the Old Testament. We need to apply them to our lives today.
ORATIO:
Lord, help me to follow your 10 Commands. Help me to live according to Your commands.
CONTEMPLATIO:
Lord show me how to live better.
RESOLUTIO:
When living the 10 Commandments I will take into account both the Old and the New Testaments.
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