Jon Collins
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Appearances Over Time
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We are at command number nine of the ten.
Nine of ten is today.
As we've gone through them, we have been trying to discern what is the, not just the meaning or implication of each of the ten commands, but what is the value underneath them?
What's the deeper value and the deeper wisdom?
In a way, we're trying to learn from Rabbi Jesus about how he saw expansive, deep, divine wisdom in the commandments.
He even quoted from the Ten Commands and saw things in them that we may not normally see.
So, we're going to take that same approach today.
looking at the ninth command, which is about lying and truth-telling.
That's the topic addressed here.
And we're going to find it's actually a major theme in the laws elsewhere in the Torah, but also in the narratives and poems.
Lying and truth-telling is a big deal in the Bible.
Which is no idols, no other gods, don't carry the name of God in vain, and then remember the Sabbath.
So command six through ten are all really specifically focused on me and my neighbor.
Don't kill, don't commit adultery, don't steal.
How I relate to my neighbor's life, their spouse, and their stuff.
Six, seven, and eight.
Six, seven, and eight.
Number nine, you will not bear false witness against your neighbor.