| "And God spake all these words, saying," Exodus 20:1
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| No. I.
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Or No. I.
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2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
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You did not set yourself free from the corvee system where you were employed in Egypt, but My spirit set you free from the bondage of that government of Egypt.
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| 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
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You shall not institute systems where men become "ruling Judges" over you as a substitute for the Spirit of God ruling in the hearts and minds of he people. You are to give no man the power to appoint gods over you to make law and decide good and evil for you.
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| Or No. II.
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4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
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You will make no covenants with other gods. You shall have no other ruling judges in the place of God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth.
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| No. II.
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Or No. III.
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Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
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You should make no Contracts, covenants, or Constitution, nor take benefits that obligate you to labor or serve these other man-made gods.
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| 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
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Once you grasp that these gods are men who become your ruling judges who can then force you to obey their directives through the law of contract, the Bible and these Ten Commandments take on a fuller meaning.
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| III.
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Or No. IV.
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Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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You shall not claim to be under the God of Heaven while you go under the authority of another name, father or benefactors, but remain under the LORD's authority only in liberty and righteousness.
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| 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Keep in your mind the principle of working first and then enjoying the benefit of that labor, which is Sabbath.
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| 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
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You will work first.
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| 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
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After you complete the work that earned the benefit, you will take that rest which is the Sabbath.
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| 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
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This pattern of earning first is the pattern of my character and way and name. Keeping the Sabbath keeps you from the debt that makes you merchandise of others wherein you owe your service to another, for your debt is a curse your children inherit.
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| IV.
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Or No. V
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Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
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You shall honor your Father by taking care of your parents in love and hope that your children will care for you, rather than to seek the Corban of unrighteousness to provide the needed care in social welfare schemes by force.
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| V.
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Or No. VI.
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Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
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You shall not take, by force nor cunning, any proper part of another Man’s life or liberty. You shall not allow your fierce anger to corrupt life.
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| VI.
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Or No. VII.
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Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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You shall strive to not violate or defile your body or any part of the body of Christ.
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| VII.
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Or No. VIII.
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Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
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You must not take by force or deception the use or benefit of anything that belongs to another.
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| VIII.
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Or No. IX.
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Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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We must always bear witness to the truth, never doing harm by any falsehood or deception.
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| IX.
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Or No. X
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Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house,
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You shall not desire the rights nor dominion of others.
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| X.
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Exodus 20:17 thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
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You shall not desire power over rights or possessions of other man’s Family. No benefits should be desired that came from property tax, income tax nor any system of compelled offerings.
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