ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – The Principal Law,  Applying to All Mankind.

I I am the Lord thy God
II Thou shalt not have any other gods before me
III Thou shalt not make a graven image to worship
IV Thou shalt observe the Sabbath Day
V Thou shalt honor thy Father and thy Mother
VI Thou shalt not commit murder
VII Thou shalt not commit adultery
VIII Thou shalt not steal
IX Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
X Thou shalt not covet

Notice the arrangement of the commandments: the first four concerns the relationship between man and God, the fifth regards Parents, the last five is the relationship between humans, which in my view is in perfect order.

The tenth commandment seems trivial in relation to the previous four. But it in essence is critically important: for coveting is the motivation for violating of the preceding four commandments.  One person should not covet another  person's possessions, and one nation shall not covet another's land.