The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments was given to the nation of Yishrael on Mount Sinai. The Ten Commandments is also called the Ketubah which means marriage vow. If you believe in the Messiah and agree to keep the Commandments, then you enter covenant/marriage with Elohim.

When Moshe came down the mountain, he saw Israel had made a golden calf, and he broke the tablets of stone. Why? Was it because he was mad? No, he was interceding for Yisrael.

YHWH was so mad at Yisrael; He wanted to destroy the whole nation. But Moses broke the contract, telling Elohim that He can’t destroy them, they have not seen the marriage vows!
Remember, they wanted to worship Elohim, but they only knew the heathen way. They worshiped Elohim through the golden calf…they wanted to worship Him in their own way. Don’t we also do it sometimes?

2.2 What is the Greatest Commandment?

Matt 22:36 – “And Yehshua said to him, “ ‘You shall love YHWH your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your mind’””

Love the Father and the Son.
John 14:15,21 “If you love Me, you shall guard My commands”, ”He who possesses My commands and guards them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Also verse 23-24, and 15:7, 10

In Matt 22:36 Yehshua is quoting Torah! He is quoting Deut 6:5.
A very important part is

Deut 6:4 “Hear, O Yisrael, YHWH your Elohim, YHWH is one!”

In Hebrew it goes: “Shma Yisrael, YHWH Eliheinu, YHWH echad!”

This is called the watchword of Yisrael, a prayer. They say one could hear all the Jews praying the Shma before they entered into the gas chambers.

Shma = Hear, understand and do.

Shma consists of three letters = shin, mem, ain.

In the Torah Scroll the letter Ain is written bigger than the rest. Why? The ain and the alef have the same sound. They wrote the ain bigger than the rest of the word, so that the scribes will take note not to accidentally write the letter alef in its place.

Because Shma spelled with an alef means Perhaps?. -
“Perhaps, O Yisrael…” No! What is the command/issue?

IF YOU COME TO YHWH, YOU MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS!

First commandment: “I am YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery”

Interesting that the first command is not written like the rest of the commands, but it is written as a statement. Again, you must first hear and believe that He is your Elohim who brought you out of this World into His kingdom. He cannot command you, you must believe!

Read the 10 Commandments backwards:

10. “You shall not covet”
9. “You shall not bear false witness”
8. “You shall not steal”
7. “You shall not commit Adultery”
6. “You shall not murder”
5. “You shall honour your father and your mother”
4. “Remember the Sabbath, set it apart”
3. “Do not make My name to naught”
2. “No other mighty ones”
1. “Believe in Me, trust Me”

2.4 Which command was broken first?

The first commandment was broken first! Yehshua said if you break the least of the commands you break them all! Why?

If you break any of the commands, it is because you are breaking the first! If you do not believe, you do not love! It does not mean that only the first two commands are still applicable! No!
But on the first two commands hang the whole law and the prophets!!

Because it is not possible for you to say you love Elohim and:
- not believe in Him
- take His name in vain
- worship Idols (anything that is more important to you than Elohim is an idol)
- and not keep the Sabbath
- and not honour your father and mother
- ect

Also Adam and Eve broke the first command - They did not believe the words of the living Elohim, and decided to test His words!

Another command that precedes most of the commands it the tenth command: "You shall not covet"
Why do I say this? Because a lot of sin starts with coveting! People, who steel, first coveted another's possessions. The one who committed adultery, first coveted another's wife/husband.

Covet is about lust. You need to learn to control your lust, because your lust will kill you. It is not just about sex, it is about all matters in life. If you want more than you need, you lust after it. YHWH will provide in your needs, but not your wants. I am not saying that YHWH does not bless us in our lives; all I am saying is to watch out for what you want. Your wants should not control your heart!

Remember when Yishrael was asking Elohim to provide them with meat in the dessert? (Num11). They were at the sea where they could catch fish and they had flocks at their feet, which they could have slaughtered. But they still asked for more meat! So YHWH gave them meat, and as soon as anyone's teeth touched it, they died. Not even YHWH can satisfy your lust!