8th Commandment: Do Not Steal

Mm, mm-hmm, mm.

And by calling them words, we are allowing ourselves to think of these more as mere instructions.

These are instructions.

These are commands.

Mm.

But there's something even broader going on-

Mm-hmm

... which is that these are w- like a reorientation-

Mm

... to a way of relating to God and others.

Yeah, that's right.

Underneath each command is a value, is a, a deeper commitment or a view of God and other people-

Yeah

... and how I relate to them.

Another big thing has been how the Ten Commands are the first 10 words of a larger covenant commitment-

Mm-hmm

... that God invites Israel into on Mount Sinai.

That's the story they're found in, and there's 42 more commands given right after the 10, and those 42 actually pick up the language and often the values and ideas underneath the 10 and will fill them out.

And we're gonna see this with do not steal.

Mm.

Actually, the laws themselves within the context flip over the eighth command-

Hmm

...

in a way that's really cool.

It forced me to think about a great many things-

Mm, mm-hmm, mm.

And by calling them words, we are allowing ourselves to think of these more as mere instructions.

These are instructions.

These are commands.

Mm.

But there's something even broader going on-

Mm-hmm

... which is that these are w- like a reorientation-

Mm

... to a way of relating to God and others.

Yeah, that's right.

Underneath each command is a value, is a, a deeper commitment or a view of God and other people-

Yeah

... and how I relate to them.

Another big thing has been how the Ten Commands are the first 10 words of a larger covenant commitment-

Mm-hmm

... that God invites Israel into on Mount Sinai.

That's the story they're found in, and there's 42 more commands given right after the 10, and those 42 actually pick up the language and often the values and ideas underneath the 10 and will fill them out.

And we're gonna see this with do not steal.

Mm.

Actually, the laws themselves within the context flip over the eighth command-

Hmm

...

in a way that's really cool.

It forced me to think about a great many things-