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The Symmetry of the Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments were carved on two tablets, so let us visualize them as being laid out as follows:
TABLET ONE TABLET TWO
1. I am the L-rd your G‑d … 6. You shall not murder.
2. You shall have no gods … 7. You shall not commit adultery.
3. You shall not take the name of the L-rd your G‑d in vain … 8. You shall not steal.
4. Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy … 9. You shall not bear false witness …
5. Honor your father and mother … 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house …
Note that we can read the commandments down each tablet, or we can read them from side to side. This Midrash3 provides the connection:
Commandments 1 and 6: Every human is created in the image of G‑d, so murder is an affront to the Creator.
Commandments 2 and 7: When one worships a deity other than G‑d, it is as akin to adultery. G‑d is our loving spouse (and much more).
Commandments 3 and 8: A person may feel that stealing is only between him and the victim, but it is also a crime against G‑d, whose name will ultimately be taken falsely.
Commandments 4 and 9: Through keeping Shabbat, we testify that G‑d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. When one disregards Shabbat, he testifies falsely about the Divine origin of the universe.
Commandments 5 and 10: The juxtaposition of jealousy and honoring parents tell us that one who lusts after that which is not his, will ultimately give birth to a child who curses his parents and honors others instead.
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https://www.chabad.org/library/artic...mmandments.htm
As a heathen gentile, am I breaking 9. You shall not bear false witness …???
Anyway. Sorry the web tables got messed up of the tablet.
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