Learning the 10 commandments in 10 minutes
1 THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BESIDE ME
Point your finger up towards heaven and remember to put God first.
Point your finger up towards heaven and remember to put God first.
2 THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE
Use two fingers and make a cutting motion. Remember to cut out any other gods or idols out of your life.
Use two fingers and make a cutting motion. Remember to cut out any other gods or idols out of your life.
3 THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN
Hold up three fingers. Look at the shape ... doesn’t it look like a "W"? The "W" stands
for WATCH YOUR WORDS. Do not use the names of God in an inappropriate way.
Hold up three fingers. Look at the shape ... doesn’t it look like a "W"? The "W" stands
for WATCH YOUR WORDS. Do not use the names of God in an inappropriate way.
4 REMEMBER THE SABBOTH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY
Bend your fingers as holding a glass and think of four wheels on a car and hold up four fingers for four people in the car and they are headed to church.
Bend your fingers as holding a glass and think of four wheels on a car and hold up four fingers for four people in the car and they are headed to church.
5 HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER
Hold up five fingers and then put them together and make a salute.
You are honoring your father and mother.
Hold up five fingers and then put them together and make a salute.
You are honoring your father and mother.
6 THOU SHALT NOT KILL
Hold up six fingers. One is shooting at the other five as if to kill them. A reminder not to kill anyone.
Hold up six fingers. One is shooting at the other five as if to kill them. A reminder not to kill anyone.
7 THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY
Hold up seven fingers. Then cross the two fingers on one hand.
This stands for husband and wife holding each other ...
they should only have each other ... no one else.
Hold up seven fingers. Then cross the two fingers on one hand.
This stands for husband and wife holding each other ...
they should only have each other ... no one else.
8 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
In some countries if you steal you get your thumbs cut off. So hold up eight fingers but no thumbs to remind us ... do not steal. Hard to hold without thumbs.
In some countries if you steal you get your thumbs cut off. So hold up eight fingers but no thumbs to remind us ... do not steal. Hard to hold without thumbs.
9 THOU SHALT NOT LIE
Hold up nine fingers, palms toward you, one hand grabbing
the other and say "do not tell a lie."
Then take your hands and put them over your mouth.
Hold up nine fingers, palms toward you, one hand grabbing
the other and say "do not tell a lie."
Then take your hands and put them over your mouth.
10 THOU SHALT NOT COVET
Hold up all ten fingers and then bend them as if you were holding onto a fence or wall and looking over it at your neighbor’s house. You are pretending that you want what they have. Be content. Coveting leads to breaking the other nine laws.
Hold up all ten fingers and then bend them as if you were holding onto a fence or wall and looking over it at your neighbor’s house. You are pretending that you want what they have. Be content. Coveting leads to breaking the other nine laws.
