Where do these ten values come from?

These ten values come from the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:1-17 as mentioned earlier. Let make reference back to the ten values against the Ten Commandments.

Exodus 20:1-17

1. Exodus 20:1-3
Love the Lord thy God = the values of Loyalty

2. Exodus 20:4-6
Worship no other gods = the values of Commitment

3. Exodus 20:7
Not to take God’s name in vain = the values of Respect

Not to be presumptuous, proper honour

4. Exodus 20:8, 10-11
Honour the Sabbath day = the values of Accountability

The seventh day is the day that God has set aside for rest. It is during the Sabbath that you worship God, be connected back to God, reports to Him the events of the weeks and the things to come, and to hear from God what you should do in the coming six days.

5. Exodus 20:9
Six Days you shall labour and do all your work = the values of Hard Works

6. Exodus 20:12
Honours your father and mother = the values of Family

7. Exodus 20:13
Not to commit murder = the values of Love

This refers not to physical death alone but also hatred and bitterness in your heart when you harbour on unforgiveness. You can commit murder towards a person in your mind with evil thoughts, emotions and words.

8. Exodus 20:14
Not to commit adultery = the values of Faithfulness

We have to guard our minds. Adultery needs not start with the physical. It starts with the mind and the roving eyes.

9. Exodus 20:15-16
Not to steal nor bear false witness = the values of Integrity/ Truthfulness

10. Exodus 20:17
Not to covet your neighbour’s possessions = the values of Generosity

The Ten Commandments are not the Ruler of Measurement or Standards. If you look at it like a ruler, then you are like the ruler. It will be used to measure whether you are fit enough to qualify against the standards set. But if you look at the spirit of the Ten Commandments, it is the very thing that will last for eternity.

We will see “The Value of the World” and “The Values of having Value” in the part 6.