The government of the United States based on B. The Ten Commandments
Further explanation
The Ten Commandments are Jews fundamental laws which tell the Jewish people how they should live. There are The Ten Commandments :
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1. Do not worship any other gods. - Genesis 35:2 NIV: ‘Get rid of the foreign gods.’
- 2. Do not make any idols. - Genesis 31:30 NIV: Laban to Jacob: ‘But why did you steal my gods?’
- 3. Do not misuse the name of God. - Genesis 24:3 NIV: ‘I want you to swear by the Lord.’
- 4. Keep the Sabbath holy. - Genesis 2:3 NIV: ‘God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.’
- 5. Honor your father and mother. - Genesis 27:41 NIV: ‘The days of mourning my father are near.’
- 6. Do not murder. - Genesis 4:9 NIV: ‘Where is your brother Abel?’
- 7. Do not commit adultery. - Genesis 39:9: ‘How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?’
- 8. Do not steal. - Genesis 44:4-7 NIV: ‘Why have you stolen my silver cup?’
- 9. Do not lie. - Genesis 39:17 NIV: ‘[Joseph] came to me to make sport of me but he ran.’
- 10. Do not covet. - Genesis 12:18; 20:3 NIV: ‘You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.
There are lot of these claims that the United States is either a Christian nation or that it was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Specifically, they claim quite often that our laws are based on the Ten Commandments.
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Answer details
Grade: 9
Subject: social studies
Chapter: the United States
Keywords: the United States
