Jewish Ethics And Decalogues

Ethics

Jewish ethics is based on the Commandments of God and summarised within the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. The Ten Commandments (or Decalogue) is a set of instructions given to Moses by God. This occurred on Mt Sinai in the desert wilderness as Moses was leading the people of Israel away from the slavery in Egypt. While the Israelites had been freed by God, they had not followed the Law of God and had reverted to the immoral behaviour and were no longer worshipping God. As the Israelites travelled to the Promised Land God gave them these ethical commandments to maintain their focus. The Decalogue is part of the set of instructions on how the Jews were expected to live their life obedient to the will of God.

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