The Ten Commandments were given by God through Moses to a people whom God loved and had just rescued from four centuries of slavery in a pagan country. The people of Israel were saved but didn’t know how to live as a saved people. So, God gave them ten simple rules to live by.

The Ten Commandments has become the most famous moral code ever written, universally guiding people of all cultures to moral and ethical behavior. It is a central core to the laws of our land and our lives. When in doubt about what to do we go back to the Ten Commandments for direction.

While stated mostly in negative commands the Ten Commandments are clearly a map to positive righteous living.