The Role of the Ten Commandments
How to Understand the Ten Commandments
Jesus Christ (Pre-Incarnation) gave Moses the Ten Commandments. They were for entire nation of the Hebrews. The Ten Commandments were never just personal aspirations of morality — they remain the foundation of the covenant between God and an entire nation.
A nation is blessed or cursed based upon obedience or disobedience to the Commandments. Ancient Israel was to be the example to the rest of the word, so the rest of the world could learn from them. (Isaiah 2:1-4) If they obeyed the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20), then God would bless the nation (Deuteronomy 28:1-14). If they disobeyed they would be cursed, as laid out in Deuteronomy 28:15-68. The entire history of ancient Israel was based upon this covenant.
This covenant, the Ten Commandments, is not about personal redemption, the salvation of the soul, or being born again. It is about God’s relationship with an entire nation. This covenant remains valid today for the people of God (the followers of Jesus Christ). This covenant is the legal and moral foundation of Christians nations. …