OT 10.3 | The Bible Contains Three Different Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments appear three times in the Hebrew Bible—and the versions don't match. This video examines Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 5, and Exodus 34, revealing how ancient Israel preserved competing traditions without harmonizing them, and why only one version actually gets called "the ten commandments" in the original text.

Key concepts covered:
• The three Decalogue versions: Exodus 20 (ethical), Deuteronomy 5 (modified rationales), and Exodus 34 (ritual laws)
• Why Jews, Catholics, and Protestants number the commandments differently
• The Hebrew term "aseret ha-devarim" (ten words/statements) and where it actually appears
• How the Sabbath commandment gives completely different reasons in Exodus vs. Deuteronomy
• The golden calf narrative as editorial strategy for incorporating competing traditions
• Biblical passages that directly contradict the Decalogue's intergenerational punishment principle
• How later religious traditions elevated Exodus 20 as "the" definitive version

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SOURCE MATERIALS
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