An Introduction to the Ten Commandments

The Sinai Narrative

Read Exodus 19:1-25 in one sitting using your favorite translation or paraphrase. Deuteronomy 4:11-13 provides a concise summary of this narrative.

The Ten Commandments

This retelling of the Sinai narrative that readers first encounter in Exodus 19-20 highlights the special relationship between God and Israel. The Ten Commandments, which form the heart of the narrative, reveal our disobedience and the depth of our sin. Each command becomes a call to repentance and a reminder of our need for God's grace.