In this video listen to Deuteronomy 5 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Deuteronomy 5 Moses recounts the ten commandments. The differences between this and the original version in Exodus 20 is in Moses’ voice retelling. Here we have Moses’ own words, where earlier we had Moses’ recording of God’s words, but the meaning is the same. In the earlier decalogue, it was said here that you would live long if you honoured your parents, but here it is now live long and go well with you.

This is firstly practical, because parents love their children, and honouring them opens the door to their lifelong help and support, but also spiritual because there is a greater reality here than just practical outcomes. Going well with you is also something beyond this lifetime. These ten commandments, also called the decalogue, seem s ...