The Nine Commandments
The secret progress of Israel’s sins
Embedded in the sequence of books from Genesis through Kings is a hitherto unnoticed sequence of violations of the Ten Commandments, one by one, book by book, by the community of Israel, leading, in the end, to her Exile.
I would like to suggest that this sequence of violations may reveal the hand of the final editor of this Primary History—Genesis through Kings—and reinforces its overarching theme: The violation of God’s law, step by step, commandment by commandment, results in Israel’s destruction.
Explaining all this is a tall order; I hope you will find it as gripping to read as I found it exciting to explore. Whether it is also compelling is for the reader to decide. I look forward to the letters that will soon appear in Readers Reply.
The Primary History in the Hebrew Bible consists of nine books:
A. Torah (Pentateuch) | B. Former Prophets |
1. Genesis | 6. Joshua |
2. Exodus | 7. Judges |
3. Leviticus | 8. Samuel |
4. Numbers | 9. Kings |
5. Deuteronomy |
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