Text for discussion: Deuteronomy 5.
As the Israelites prepared to move into the Promised Land Moses reiterated the Covenant of the Law given to them. We call them the 10 Commandments, and they are foundational to society, yet at one point or another, everyone has broken them-sometimes carelessly and lightly. Transgressing them was breaking the contract . . . . What did that mean? What did that entail?
The hymn: Savior Again, To Thy Dear Name We Raise (public domain)
The engraving: The engraving: by Gustave Dore - of Moses and the tablets of the Ten Commandments.