"You shall not covet your neighbors house, you shall not covet your neighbors wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his [donkey], nor anything that is your neighbors." (Exodus 20:17)
The order here is interesting I think. The order makes sense, except that the neighbors house comes before the neighbors wife. I wonder why God arranged the Commandment that way.
Then almost 40 years later, when the law was repeated to Israel shortly before they entered the promised land, the tenth Commandment was worded differently (just like the Sabbath one was worded differently).
I dont believe that there was any mistake made, or that the wording was different just because it didnt matter one way or the other. In my view, every "jot and tittle" (every dot and stroke) are full of importance.
When the law was spoken to this new generation, the tenth Commandment was now put this way:
You "shall not desire your neighbors wife, neither shall you covet your neighbors house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, his [donkey], or anything that is your neighbors." (Deuteronomy 5:21)
Why does Moses, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, now put the neighbors wife first?
To some, this may not matter at all, and that's fair enough, but to me it is interesting. Is anyone willing to venture a thought on it?
Regards, Stewart.
The order here is interesting I think. The order makes sense, except that the neighbors house comes before the neighbors wife. I wonder why God arranged the Commandment that way.
Then almost 40 years later, when the law was repeated to Israel shortly before they entered the promised land, the tenth Commandment was worded differently (just like the Sabbath one was worded differently).
I dont believe that there was any mistake made, or that the wording was different just because it didnt matter one way or the other. In my view, every "jot and tittle" (every dot and stroke) are full of importance.
When the law was spoken to this new generation, the tenth Commandment was now put this way:
You "shall not desire your neighbors wife, neither shall you covet your neighbors house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, his [donkey], or anything that is your neighbors." (Deuteronomy 5:21)
Why does Moses, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, now put the neighbors wife first?
To some, this may not matter at all, and that's fair enough, but to me it is interesting. Is anyone willing to venture a thought on it?
Regards, Stewart.
