The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life

Arrived on time Good book

This book not only explains the history and theology of each of the Commandments, but also describes their influence on law, morality, and society today, and provides helpfully detailed examples that really get you thinking in broader terms about a great many things. For example, it's one thing to understand that murder--the taking of an innocent life--is wrong. It's also not too hard to understand that lying about someone is wrong. But to make the leap that lying about someone (perhaps because you covet something they have and are envious!), leading to that person's inability to get a job and support their family, is essentially symbolic murder. Dr. Laura challenges her readers to really extrapolate the meanings behind God's laws, and I personally feel a greater respect for my fellow man having read this book. It's heavily highlighted and my family has spoken about it at length!

First of all, I should state that I am a Christian, so certainly there were going to be some areas that I disagreed with the conclusions of two orthodox Jews, including a rabbi. (I am friends with a rabbi from the conservative branch, and we think alike in many different ways despite the fact that we disagree on many issues of theology.) But except for the additional analysis that could have been given from the Christian New Testament, there's not much more I could add to what the authors had to say here. Dr. Laura and the rabbi challenged me personally in several ways that were refreshing. They had good insight into thinking that would challenge anyone who wants to, as Dr. Laura states, "do the right thing." It's not always easy, but following the moral will of God is what He intends if we hope to have a complete and fulfilling life. I think it's pretty clear that, despite theological differences that people from different religions might have, we can pretty much see here how morals come from a source outside ourselves (conscience) or society. It could have only come from God Himself. Without these standards, anything goes. I believe the position advocated by Dr. Laura and the rabbi makes much more sense than anything the atheist or secular humanist has to offer. It's an easy-to-read book and is worth the time and effort to pick it up.

Thousands of years after they were written by the finger of G-d, the 10 Commandments still inspire some, and enrage others. The fact that Dr. Laura is writing about them may be a turn-off to some, but then again those who would be turned off already hate her and/or the 10 Commandments! Nevertheless, this book is about their applicability in our everyday lives. The first five commandments deal with our obligations to G-d, the second five deal with our obligations to each other. Far from being the "rules of oppression" as some would have you to believe, the 10 commandments were written and handed down to give mankind guidelines for love, respect, and honor. Dr.Laura's approach is from a unique perspective; there are'nt many Gentiles like myself who have read biblical perspectives from a Jewish standpoint. From her vantage point I have gained a greater reverence for the applicability of G-d's laws in my everyday life.

This book should be read by every person in America. The writers do an excellent job of showing the validity of the ten commandments in our modern enlightened (so called) society. Some Christians will not like the overt Jew influence on the book but it is well worth reading. Modern Christianity is infected with antinomianism and this book is a cry to return to the law of God as our moral, ethical and social foundation.

After reading this book, I was full of shame and guilt, because I also didn't keep even one off the Ten Commendments. It should be an honourble ultimate goal in our life just to live up exactly to those commandments. Which are more then 4000 years old and still not old fashioned. Dr Laura does an excellent job by explaining every commandment so detailed. (didn't know this was sin..too!) Its amazing that in the world we live in nowedays, people get shocked and upset by a book like this. But smile when they read the Kenneth Starr report........