Exodus
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Exodus 20:23
“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”
King James Version (KJV)
Exodus 20:23 Context
20And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 22And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 26Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
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Other Translations for Exodus 20:23
Ye shall not make with me gods of siluer, neither shall ye make vnto you gods of gold.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
'You shall not make {other gods} besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye shall not make `other gods' with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.
- Basic English Bible
Ye shall not make beside me gods of silver, and ye shall not make to you gods of gold.
- Darby Bible
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make to you gods of gold.
- Webster's Bible
You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
- World English Bible
ye do not make with Me gods of silver, even gods of gold ye do not make to yourselves.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(20:20) Ye shall not make with Me--gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible Commentary for Exodus 20:23
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 20:23
20:21 While the people continued to stand afar off - Afraid of God's wrath, Moses drew near unto the thick darkness; he was made to draw near, so the word is: Moses of himself durst not have ventured into the thick darkness if God had not called him, and encouraged him, and, as some of the Rabbins suppose, sent an angel to take him by the hand, and lead him up.
20:22 Moses being gone into the thick darkness where God was, God there spoke in his hearing only, all that follows from hence to the end of chap. 23, which is mostly an exposition of the ten commandments; and he was to transmit it to the people. The laws in these verses relate to God's worship. Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven - Such was his wonderful condescension; ye shall not make gods of silver - This repetition of the second commandment comes in here, because they were more addicted to idolatry than to any other sin.
20:24 An altar of earth - It is meant of occasional altars, such as they reared in the wilderness before the tabernacle was erected, and afterwards upon special emergencies, for present use. They are appointed to make these very plain, either of earth or of unhewn stones. That they might not be tempted to think of a graven image, they must not so much as hew the stones into shape, that they made their altars of, but pile them up as they were in the rough. In all places where I record my name - Or where my name is recorded, that is, where I am worshipped in sincerity, I will come unto thee, and will bless thee.
BOOK OF EXODUS:
Verses 1 - 6 (First Commandment)
Verse 7 (Second Commandment)
Verses 8 - 11 (Third Commandment) "Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy."
Verse 12 (Fourth Commandment) "Honor thy father and thy mother."
Still confused.
The 10 Commandments are different in Protestant and Catholic theology.
Here is the difference based on Exodus 20 which both list the commandments:
Exodus 20 In Protestant theology:
Commandment 1: 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Commandment 2: 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
Commandment 3: 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain
Commandment 4: 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Commandment 5: 12 Honour thy father and thy mother
Commandment 6: 13 Thou shalt not kill.
Commandment 7: 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Commandment 8: 15 Thou shalt not steal.
Commandment 9: 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Commandment 10: 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Exodus 20 In Cathoic theology:
Commandment 1: 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
Commandment 2: 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain
Commandment 3: 8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Commandment 4: 12 Honour thy father and thy mother
Commandment 5: 13 Thou shalt not kill.
Commandment 6: 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Commandment 7: 15 Thou shalt not steal.
Commandment 8: 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Commandment 9: 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Commandment 10: 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
The 10 Commandments are also listed in Deuteronomy 5.
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And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
He sent Christ to die for us and our sins. What do you mean was it a trick We know that it happened in fulfillment as it was predicted in full filament of prophecy; and there were witnesses etc...
Thank you very much, I hope not to be offensive but to learn the truth.
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