Don't murder. Okay, that's clear. Let's move on to the next one, right!?!?!? Well, at a second glance this command is a little more extensive. Despite the command only being two words in Hebrew, this prohibition reaches to a number of areas ranging from suicide to abortion, from euthanasia to premeditated murder. And if that isn't enough, Jesus takes it in the Sermon on the Mount and ascribes anger that leads to hatred as the heart equivalent of murder. Ouch! The sixth commandment again focuses us on the Imago Deo and the value of every human life. Life is sacred and this demands respect AND love for life. Message is part seven in the "Big Ten Sermon Series" from Exodus 20.
