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Apr 2022
1h 9m

What Are the Ten Commandments All About?...

BibleProject Podcast
About this episode

We often think of the ten commandments as a list of dos and don’ts—the things you need to know to make God happy. But is that what they’re really about? In this episode, join Tim and Jon as they take a deep dive into the ten commandments, and find out why they’re far less about simulating moral perfection than they are about preserving proper worship of Yahweh and the shared dignity of humans as his image bearers.

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Timestamps 

  • Part one (00:00-11:00)
  • Part two (11:00-28:50)
  • Part three (28:50-1:02:00)
  • Part four (1:02:00-1:10:11)

Referenced Resources

  • Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, Carmen Joy Imes
  • Cowboy Ten Commandments
  • Interested in more? Check out Tim’s library here.
  • You can experience the literary themes and movements we’re tracing on the podcast in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music 

  • “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
  • “Evening Flight” by Sam Stewart
  • “Long Lost Friend” by Sam Stewart
  • “Unidentified Lights” by Sam Stewart

Show produced by Cooper Peltz. Edited by Dan Gummel and Frank Garza. Show notes by Lindsey Ponder. 

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