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A Response to the Assertion That:
“There is No Text in the New Testament That Requires
Gentile New Covenant Believers to Observe the Biblical Feasts.”
By
Stephen W. Kraner
Dedication:
Dedicated to the noble Bereans
that study whether those things be so.
Acts 17:10, 11.

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A Response to the Assertion That:
“There is No Text in the New Testament That Requires
Gentile New Covenant Believers to Observe the Biblical Feasts.”
By
Stephen W. Kraner
Outline.
I. Introduction.
II. Understanding Basics About the Covenants.
III. What is the “Law” that was “Added Because of Transgression”? And, “When” was it Added?
IV. The Hebrew and Greek Words That are Translated as, “Feast.”
V. Acts 17:25-27, 30.
VI. Acts 13:42-44, Gentiles Meet to Hear the Gospel on the Sabbath.
VII. Paul’s Admonition to the Greek Corinthians to “Continue Keeping the Feast [of Unleavened Bread].”
VIII. The Philippians’ Keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread with the Apostle Paul.
IX. Paul’s Approval That the Church at Thessalonika Patterned Their Church After the Churches in Judea.
X. Seeking YHWH at the Times Before Appointed, “My House, the Tabernacle of the Mo’edim, Shall be Called
an House of Prayer for All Peoples.”
XI. Revelation 7:9-10: The Great Multitude and the Feast of Tabernacles.
XII. Summary.
Introduction.
One common argument against the New Covenant observance of the Biblical Feasts is that:
“There are no texts in the New Testament that indicate that Gentile, New Covenant believers were
required to observe the Biblical Feasts.”
The objective of this study is to refute this mis-perception.
In order to appreciate whether the Biblical Feasts belong to the original covenant and, hence, to the New
Covenant, some basics about ancient covenants and the Biblical covenants need first to be understood. Several aspects
of both the Sinai covenant and the “New Covenant” shall be examined.
In order to appreciate “Why” the Biblical Feasts were to be observed by Gentile believers, two related
questions must first be addressed: What is the “Law” that was “added because of Transgression”? And, “When” was
it added?
This mis-perception shall be addressed by showing what Hebrew words are translated as “feast” in the Hebrew
Scriptures and, what their corresponding Greek equivalent words are.
Next, it shall be shown that one of these Greek equivalent words for “feast” occurs in Acts 17:25-27, where
the apostle Paul clearly speaks to unconverted Greeks, adjuring them to repent of their worship of idols and to seek
YHWH at the kairos before appointed, when all nations should seek YHWH.
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The idea that the New Testament teaches that Gentiles observed YHWH’s Feasts shall be supported by
examining Acts 13:42-44. There, we learn that nearly all the Gentiles of the city of Antioch in Pisidia met together
on YHWH’s Feast, the seventh-day Sabbath, to hear Paul teach the gospel.
Acts 17:25-27, 30, shall be additionally supported by Paul’s admonition to the Greek Corinthians to “continue
keeping the feast [of unleavened bread].” (1Corinthians 5:7-8)
Acts 17:25-27, 30, shall also be supported by Acts 20:6, where the Philippians join the apostle Paul in keeping
the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Acts 17:25-27, 30, shall also be supported by the apostle Paul’s approval of the Thessalonians’ patterning
their church after the churches in Judea.
This text shall also be supported by Yahushua’s statement, “My house shall be called of all nations the house
of prayer.” (Mark 11:17, quoting Isaiah 56:7, based upon Solomon’s prayer in 1Kings 8:41-43.) And, that “house of
prayer for all nations” is the “tabernacle of the mo’edim,” the “Tabernacle of the Feasts.”
And, Revelation 7:9-10 shall be examined to show that it describes a “great multitude” “of all nations”
keeping the Feast of Tabernacles.
Understanding Basics About the Covenants.
In order to appreciate whether the Biblical Feasts belong to the original covenant and, hence, to the New
Covenant, some basics about ancient covenants and the Biblical covenants need first to be understood.
When an ancient covenant was “made” it was “cut.” In our King James Bibles, the words, “made a covenant”
occur 28 times. The word, “made,” is translated from the Hebrew word:
Strong’s H3772, karath {kaw-rath’} a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume;
specifically, to covenant (i.e. making an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between
the pieces): – be chewed, be con-[feder-]ate, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make
a league ([covenant]), x lose, perish, x utterly, x want.
The Hebrew word, karath, occurs in 25 of the 28 occurrences of the phrase, “made a covenant.” Karath occurs 278
times in the Hebrew Scriptures. K arath seems to be translated most frequently as “cut off” (181 times). It is translated
as “cut down” 21 times. It is translated as “cut” only 8 times. Yet, “to cut’ is the primary meaning okf arath. Karath
occurs for the first time, in relationship to “covenant” in Genesis 15:18:
“9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old,
and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds
divided he not.
17. And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark,b ehold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp
that passed between those pieces.
18 In the same day YHWH made [Strong’s H3772, karath] a covenant with Abram ,saying, Unto thy seed have I given
this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:” Genesis 15:18.
In these words we see the full context of the ancient “cutting of a covenant.” Scholars understand that this cutting,
into two, of animals, and then passing in-between the divided halves existed in several ancient Mid-East cultures,
especially the Hittite. Here is the “cutting of a covenant” where the animals are cut into two or more pieces
“18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which
they had made before me, when they cut [Strong’s H3772, karath] the calf in twain, and passed between the parts
thereof,
19 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which
passed between the parts of the calf;
20 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: antdh eir dead bodies
shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.” Jeremiah 34:18-19.
The words, “their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earthf,”ind
their fulfillment and their enforcement in Revelation 19:17-21.
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When the Ten Commandments were made, they were “cut” with the finger of Elohim into the stone tablets.
“9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant which YHWH
made [Strong’s H3772, karath] with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor
drink water:
10 And YHWH delivered unto metw o tables of stone written with the finger of Elohim; and on them [was written] according
to all the words, which YHWH spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.”
Deuteronomy 9:9-10.
It is important to note that the “Ten Commandments” are actually, in Hebrew, the “Ten Words,” hence,
the word, Decalogue, a middle English word derived from Old Latin meaning, Ten Words.
“28. And he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And He wrote upon
the tables the words [Strong’s H1697, debar] of the covenant, the ten commandments [Strong’s H1697, debar].” Exodus
34:28.
“13 And He declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, [eveTne] n Commandments [Strong’s
H1697, debar]; and He wrote them upon two tables of stone.” Deuteronomy 4:13.
“4 And He wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments [Strong’s H1697, debar], which
YHWH spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and YHWH gave them unto me.”
Deuteronomy 10:4.
Debar: Strong’s H1697, a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause. Plural = “debarim.”
This distinction of the Ten Commandments being the Ten Words of YHWH, the Ten Debarim, is a most important
distinction. By not noting this distinction, the King James translators caused a misunderstanding of the relationship
of the Ten Debarim to the various types of laws contained in the Covenant of YHWH with Israel. Specifically, the
King James translators translated both words, “mitsvot” and, “debarim” as “commandments.” As noted above, the
Hebrew word, “debar,” is a word as of (or “about”) a spoken matter. That is, though “debar” can mean a single
“word,” the word, “debar” can also mean, “a summary word about a whole matter or, discussed subject. ” For
example:
“26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore foar ll the words [debar] of this letter, and [of
that] which they had seen concerning thism atter [debar], and which had come unto them,” Esther 9:26.
To further appreciate that the Ten Debarim (Ten Commandments) are Ten Summary Words for the various laws of
the Covenant, please note the full context of Exodus 34:28 (the first mention of the words, “Ten Commandments” in
Scripture). (Those readers that are scholars take note: The Biblical hermeneutic, “the rule of first mention,” in
relationship to its context, has significant bearing here.)
“10. And he said,B EHOLD, I MAKE A COVENANT: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done
in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou [art] shall see the work of YHWH: for it [is] a terrible
thing that I will do with thee.
11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the
Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare
in the midst of thee:
13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
14 For thou shalt worship no other g-d: for YHWH, whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous G-d:
15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their g-ds, and do sacrifice unto
their g-ds, and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their g-ds, and make thy sons go
a whoring after their g-ds.
17 Thou shalt make thee no molten g-ds.
18. The Feast of Unleavened Bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee,
in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.
19 All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, [whether] ox or sheep, [that is male].
20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem [him] not, then shalt thou break his neck. All
the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty.
21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
22 And thou shalt observe the Feast of Weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the
year's end.
23 Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear before Adown YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.
24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt
go up to appear before YHWH thy Elohim thrice in the year.
25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover be left
unto the morning.
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26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of YHWH thy Elohim. Thou shalt not seethe a kid
in his mother's milk.
27 And YHWH said unto Moses,W rite thou these words: FOR AFTER THE TENOR OF THESE WORDS [Strong’s
H1697, debar] I HAVE MADE A COVENANT with thee and with Israel.
28. And he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink watAerN. D HE WROTE
UPON THE TABLES THE WORDS [Strong’s H1697, debar] OF THE COVENANT, THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS [Strong’s H1697, debar].” Exodus 34:10-28.
I call your attention, again, to the understanding that the Hebrew word, “debar,” has the idea of being a “summary
word” of a spoken matter.
Debar: Strong’s H1697, a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause. Plural = “debarim.”
In Exodus 34:10-28, after reviewing the highlights of the (covenant described in Exodus chapters 20 through 23, with
the confirmation of the covenant in Exodus 24:1-8), YHWH states, “ FOR AFTER THE TENOR OF THESE
WORDS [Strong’s H1697, debar] I HAVE MADE A COVENANT with thee and with Israel.” (Exodus 34:27)
Then, in verse 28, YHWH writes upon the tables of stone“ THE WORDS OF THE COVENANT”!!! But, they are
not all the words contained in Exodus chapters 20 through 23. Nor are they all the words in Exodus 34:10-26. The
“Ten Words” of the Covenant stand as summary words for the rest of the words of the covenant!
Did you notice that the Feasts are listed in verses 18, 21-23, as belonging to the Sinai Covenant PRIOR TO
the worship of the golden calf? Remember this point, when we examine WHY a “law” was “added because of
transgression.”
The “Ten Words” of the Covenant
Stand as Summary Words for the rest of the words of the Covenant!
It is claimed by some that the Covenant contained in the Tables of Stone and the Covenant contained in the
scroll of the law are two different covenants. Here is shown the ignorance of both the Scriptures and of ancient
covenants. Anciently, the summary words of a covenant between a suzerain lord and either, a vassal lord or, his own
vassals, were “cut” into wood, stone or, metal or, occasionally, in plaster, while the details of the same covenant were
written in a book.
We see this combination of the SAME words written on a tablet and in a book in Isaiah 30:8:
“8. Now go, write IT before them in a table [Strong’s H3871, luwach], and note IT in a book [Strong’s H5612,
cepher], that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:” Isaiah 30:8.
Strong’s H3871, luwach {loo’-akh} or luach; from a primitive root; probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished) of
stone, wood, or metal: –board, plate, table.
Strong’s H 5612, cepher {say’-fer} or (feminine) ciphrah; from H5608; properly, writing (the art or a document); by
implication, a book: –bill, book, evidence, x learn[-ed] (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
YHWH makes a prophecy, which, by virtue of the combined imagery of the “tablet” and the “book,” He makes to be
an eternal covenant. The significant point is that the SAME prophecy is written BOTH on the table and in the book.
From the witness of Isaiah 30:8, we are informed of the parallel of SAME words in the Tables of the Covenant to the
Book of the Covenant.
Comprehending the parallel of the words of the “covenant prophecy” referred to above in Isaiah 30:8 (that
what was written upon the tablet was also written in the book), in the Torah, we have references to “the Tables of the
Covenant” and references to “the Book of the Covenant.”
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The Tables of the Covenant.
“27 And YHWH said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of thewseo rds [Strong’s H1697, debar] I have
made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28. And he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink watAern.d he wrote upon
the TABLES [Strong’s H3871, luwach] the Words [Strong’s H1697, debar] of the Covenant, the Ten Commandments
[Strong’s H1697, debar].” Exodus 34:28.
“11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, [that] YHWH gave met he two tables [Strong’s H3871,
;uwach] of stone, [even] the Tables [Strong’s H3871, luwach] of the Covenant.” Deuteronomy 9:11.
The Book of the Covenant.
“7 And he tookt he Book [Strong’s H5612, cepher] of the Covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said,
All that YHWH hath said will we do, and be obedient.” Exodus 24:7.
“2 And the king went up into the house of YHWH, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him,
and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears allt he words [Strong’s
H1697, debar] of the Book [Strong’s H5612, cepher] of the Covenan twhich was found in the house of YHWH.” 2Kings
23:2.
Isaiah 30:8 Clearly Reveals the Ancient Covenant Custom
That, What was Written Upon the Table(s) of the Covenant,
Was also Written in the Book of the Covenant.
“8. Now go, write IT before them in a TABLE [Strong’s H3871, luwach],
and note IT in a BOOK [Strong’s H5612, cepher],
that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:” Isaiah 30:8.
So, we see that the “Words of the Covenant,” (whether written in “summary” (on stone) or, written in “detail”
(in the book)), are written BOTH upon the Tables of the Covenant AND in the Book of the Covenant!
In Nehemiah 9:13-14, we have a text that supports the idea that the spoken words of the covenant are the
SAME (at least as “summary words”) as the, written by the hand of Moses, book of the covenant.
Nehemiah 9:13-14 explains that the SAME DIVISIONS of the Ten Commandments that were spoken by
YHWH from Sinai were also given by the hand of Moses. In Nehemiah 9:13-14, we have a reference to a paralleling
of the Ten Words that were spoken by YHWH on Mount Sinai to the laws that were written by Moses.
“13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments
[Strong’s H4941, mishpatim], and true laws [Strong’s H8451, torah], good statutes [Strong’s H2706, choqqim] and
commandments [Strong’s Hmitsvot]:
14 And madest known unto them thy holy Sabbath, ancdo mmandedst them precepts [Strong’s H4687 mitsvot], statutes
[Strong’s H2706, choqqim], and laws [Strong’s H8451, torah], by the hand of Moses thy servant:” Nehemiah 9:13, 14.
The understanding is that the words, “right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments,” are
associated with the words: “and spake with them,” in verse 13; and then, “precepts, statutes, and laws” are associated
with the words: “madest known...and commandedst...by the hand of Moses.” Notice the correspondence between
what was spoke and what was written by the hand of Moses. Again, here we have a parallel between what was
written upon the tables of stone (what was spoken by YHWH) and what was written in the book (what was written by
the hand of Moses).
Thou Spakest: Thou Gavest By The Hand of Moses:
1. Right Judgments - Mishpatim 1. Precepts - Mitsvot
2. True Laws - Torah 2. Statutes - Choqqim
3. Good Statutes - Choqqim 3. Laws - Torah
4. Commandments - Mitsvot
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In verse 13, we have this list of four words:
1. Right judgments = Strong's H3477 yashar (right) H4941 mishpat (verdict/judgment);
2. True laws = Strong's H571 >emeth (true/trustworthy/faithful) Strong's H8451 torah (a precept or statute);
3. Good Statutes = Strong's H2896 towb {tobe} (good) Strong's H2706 chok {khoke} (statutes, an
enactment/decree, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)); and,
4. Commandments = Strong's H4687 mitsvah (a command, law ordinance, precept).
These four words relate to that which was “spoken” from mount Sinai.
In verse 14, we have this list:
1. Precepts = Strong's H4687 mitsvah (a command, law ordinance, precept).
2. Statutes = Strong's H2706 chok {khoke} or, chuq {khook} (statutes, an enactment/decree, an appointment
(of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)); and,
3. Laws = Strong's H8451 torah (a precept or statute).
These three words relate to that which was “made known...by the hand of Moses.”
The main three divisions of the Law as understood by the Jews, in their plural form, are:
1. Commandments = mitsvot
2. Statutes = chokim or, chuqqim
3. Judgments = mishpatim
These three divisions of the Law are supported by the following texts:
“31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto theea ll the commandments [Strong’s H4687, mitsvot],
and the statutes [Strong’s H2706, chuqqim], and the judgments [Strong’s H4941, mishpatim] ,which thou shalt teach
them, that they may do [them] in the land which I give them to possess it.” Deuteronomy 5:31.
“1. Now these [are] the commandments [Strong’s H4687, mitsvot], the statutes [Strong’s H2706, chuqqim], and the
judgments [Strong’s H4941, mishpatim], which YHWH your Elohim commanded to teach you, that ye might do [them]
in the land whither ye go to possess it:” Deuteronomy 6:1.
“11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments [Strong’s H4687, mitsvot], and the statutes [Strong’s H2706,
chuqqim], and the judgments [Strong’s H4941, mishpatim], which I command thee this day, to do them.
12. Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, thYatH WH thy Elohim shall
keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which He sware unto thy fathers:” Deuteronomy 7:11-12.
“1. Therefore thou shalt love YHWH thy Elohim, ankde ep His charge, and His statutes [Strong’s H2706, chuqqim], and
His judgments [Strong’s H4941, mishpatim], and His commandments [Strong’s H4687, mitsvot], alwa Dy.e”uteronomy
11:1.
Comparing Nehemiah 9 verse 13 to verse 14, the Ten Words, being divided into the three or four types of commands,
consist as an index, or topic headings, for the rest of the Law spoken by God to Moses and written by Moses upon
scroll(s).
According to Nehemiah 9:13-14, the SAME divisions of the Word of the Covenant (mitsvot, chuqqim and, mishpatim;
commandments, statutes and, judgments) which were spoken by YHWH on Mount Sinai and written with His own
finger upon tables of stone and called, “the Tables of the Covenant”; and, the SAME divisions of the Words of the
Covenant were also given in detail to Moses to write in a book which was called “the Book of the Covenant.” The
Tables of the Covenant were placed inside of the Ark of the Covenant. And, the Book of the Covenant was placed in
the side of the Ark of the Covenant. BOTH were placed in the Most Holy Place of the Mosaic Tabernacle.
The Jewish understanding of the manner in which the Ten Commandments are divided into these three types
of commands are:
First, that the Ten Commandments are divided by the first five commandments that have the Sacred Name, YHWH,
(commonly understood to be pronounced: Yahweh; but, understood by this author to be pronounced: Yahuwah); and,
the second five that do not have the Sacred Name. While Adventism divides the Ten Commandments into the first
four as pertaining to Elohim and the last six as pertaining to man, the Jewish understanding is that the Sacred Name
in the first five commandments reveals that they pertain to man's duty to Elohim. This includes the Fifth
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Commandment that requires that we honor our Father and Mother. This is so because Elohim have ordained that our
father and mother stand in the place of G-d to their children.
“The family institution is a divine ordinance. Parents stand in the place of God to their children.” Ellen G. WhiteT, he Signs
of the Times, May 7, 1894.
The last five commandments pertain to man's duty to man. This division is supported in the New Testament by Paul's
statement in Romans 13:9:
“9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false
witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying,
namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
Please note that Paul does not include the Fifth Commandment. He teaches that it is the last five commandments that
are comprehended by the words, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”
The First and Second Commandments are understood by the Jews to be Mitsvot, (commandments). The
Third, Fourth and Fifth Commandments are understood by the Jews to be Chokim, (statutes). The last five
commandments are understood to be “Mishpatim,” (judgments). Thus, we have the Ten Commandments divided in this
manner:
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The Ten Commandments
(With Their Divisions of Mitsvot, Chuqqim, and Mishpatim)
Our Duty Our Duty
To Elohim. To Our Fellow Man.
"5 And thou shalt love the YHWH thy Elohim with all thine heart, and with"18 ...thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] YHWH." Lev.19:18.
all thy soul, and with all thy might." Deut. 6:5.
Division Division
of the Law. of the Law.
First.
Mitsvah - Sixth. Mishpat -
"2 I [am] the YHWH thy Elohim, which
Commandment "13 Thou shalt not kill. Judgment
have brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Second. Mitsvah - Seventh. Mishpat -
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before Commandment 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. Judgment
me.
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:
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to
them, nor serve them: for I the YHWH
thy
Elohim [am] a jealous Elohim, visiting
the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth
[generation] of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of Eighth.
Mishpat -
them that love me, and keep my 15 Thou shalt not steal.
Judgment
commandments.
Third.
Chok -
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the
Statute
YHWH thy Elohim in vain; for the
YHWH will not hold him guiltless that
taketh his name in vain.
Ninth. Mishpat -
Fourth. 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness Judgment
8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it Chok - against thy neighbour.
Statute
holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all
thy work:
10 But the seventh day [is] the Sabbath
of the YHWH thy Elohim: [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
Tenth. Mishpat -
stranger that [is] within thy gates:
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's Judgment
11 For [in] six days the YHWH made house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in wife, nor his manservant, nor his
them [is], and rested the seventh day: maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any
wherefore the YHWH blessed the thing that [is] thy neighbour's." Exodus
Sabbath day, and hallowed it. 20:13-17.
Fifth.
12. Honour thy father and thy mother: Chok -
that thy days may be long upon the land Statute
which the YHWH thy Elohim giveth
thee." Exodus 20:2-12.
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