Morality
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Psychology [1]
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Moses [2]
The literal meaning for Decalogue is ?ten words?. This commonly refers to the Ten Commandments. Before the Decalogue was given, the Israelites had no law to help them in their covenant relationship with God. Without the law, they were in danger of violating the covenant. The Israelites were tired of wandering the desert for such a long time that they began to question God and grew impatient. After Moses received the Decalogue, he presented them to the Israelites. The tablets were regarded with great reverence by the Israelites who realized that the commandments spelled out their way to freedom and faith in God.