In the Old Testament where we can read the ten basic commandments that God gave to Moses for the Israelites, we also read of the many other laws (about 600) that God required of them at that time, including
* the instruction to make an altar * instructions for building the tabernacle and making all its furniture, fittings and features * instructions on the size, shape and materials to be used for making the courtyard around the tabernacle
* what type of garments the Jewish priests should wear
* detailed instructions for making the Ark of the covenant,
* what to do if an Israelite's bull gored someone * what to do if an enemy's bull or ass was found * the penalty for kidnapping * the amount of compensation a thief should pay to the owner of goods in addition to returning the stolen property to them * how to treat immigrants * how to treat the disadvantaged in the community
* agricultural procedures * diet, health and hygiene requirements * instructions for religious festivals
... and many other laws.
"These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses, for the children of Israel in mount Sinai."
-last verse of the book of Leviticus, KJV.
See Exodus chapters 20-40, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy chapters 5-27 etc for more details. * For online reference regarding the 600+ commandments, see Related links below.
the ten comandments
God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai.
No, HaShem (The Creator) gave Moses the Ten Statements.
the stone tablet given to moses by GOD were the ten commandments
The Decalogue is a name given to the Ten Commandments which God gave to Moses.
The 10 commandments were given to Moses, written by God's Hand, and delivered to the Jews in the desert during the Exodus.
No, they were given to Moses after the Exodus. God sent down the 10 commandments to give Moses and his people something to live by in the New World, a world that God had promised to never destroy again in water.
Please, please read the Bible! Jesus did not give the Ten Commandments to Moses. Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.
God instituted them, and gave them to Moses to pass on to the people.
Gratitude and awe.
No Moses was alone on Mount Sinai with god at that time.
God gave him the Ten Commandments and many other laws to pass on to the people.
Moses.The Ten Commandments inscribed in stone were given through Moses (Exodus 31:18), but God also verbally spoke the Ten Commandments to the entire Israelite nation (Exodus ch.19-20).See also:More about the Ten CommandmentsMore about Moses