The Ten Commandments

It is important to know that every single one of YHWH’s actions is a physical to spiritual parallel, meaning, the physical action bears a spiritual lesson within it. You can point to any verse within the pages of the Scriptures and find an underlying purpose to it. Only those with “eyes that see and ears that hear” can understand this concept.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
First:
3Thou shalt have no other gods before me

YHWH admits that He is a passionate and jealous God, like any husband would be with his wife. Husbands fully expect their wives to not have another husband and to be completely loyal to them. This is how YHWH feels about His followers. YHWH has even referred to his “chosen” as the “Bride”. The human family is a spiritual parallel of this lesson. The (believing) husband is the parallel of God, the (believing) wife is the assembly, and the (believing) children that they have together are the individuals within the assembly. Breaking of this commandment has been referred to as “Spiritual Adultery”.

Jeremiah 3:6-11
6The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
7And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
8And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
9And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD YHWH.
11And the LORD YHWH said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Second:
4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD YHWH thy YHWH am a jealous YHWH, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments

This commandment compliments the first. Since YHWH’s temple is within each of us, we have no need to “see” what we are worshipping, by fulfilling the need to “see” what we are worshipping, we are demonstrating a lack of faith.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17
16Know ye not that ye are the temple of YHWH, and that the Spirit of YHWH dwelleth in you?
17If any man defile the temple of YHWH, him shall YHWH destroy; for the temple of YHWH is holy, which temple ye are.

The Temple that was first built in Jerusalem by Solomon in 959 b.c. was allowed by YHWH solely for the purpose of demonstrating the above spiritual parallel. The only offerings allowed in the Temple were “clean” food products of the land, symbolic of nourishment into one’s own body. Very few were allowed to worship directly in front of the Ark of the Tabernacle where they could “see” it.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Third:
7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD YHWH thy YHWH in vain; for the LORD YHWH will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain

This is a case where NAME means REPUTATION (YHWH's "GOOD" Name), therefore the lesson is Do NOT use YHVH's "Good Name" in a personally vain way. For Example, MINISTERS that use "The Name Of YHVH" to further their personal careers are falsely speaking as if they were YHVH's anointed ones, BUT they do NOT speak TRUTH in the name of YHVH, BUT lies. This is basically a deceitful way of worshipping evil (Satan).

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called YHWH, or that is worshipped; so that he as YHWH sitteth in the temple of YHWH, showing himself that he is YHWH.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Fourth:
8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD YHWH thy YHWH: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11For in six days the LORD YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD YHWH blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it

The Sabbath day has much to do with the Plan of Salvation and The Coming Kingdom on Earth, as are all of YHWH’s Holy Days. YHWH’s days are like 1000 years to us and the chosen few will be permitted to rest for an entire 1000 years from their labors at the end of the 6th millenium (after 5999 complete years since Adam sinned) where HaSatan will no longer have any influence on anyone (during the Sabbath Millenium - 7th 1000 years).

Revelation 20:1-3
20:1 ¶ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Hebrews 4:1-10
1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And YHWH did rest the seventh day from all his works.
5And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
7Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
8For if Yahshua had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of YHWH.
10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as YHWH did from his.

This is the time that Messiah Yahshua will be given to rule as our king.

Revelation 12:5
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto YHWH, and to his throne.

Revelation 19:15-16
15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty YHWH.
16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Fifth:
12honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD YHWH thy YHWH giveth thee

As stated before, the human family is symbolic of YHWH, the Bride, and the Assembly of True Believers. The parents are the leaders of this family and must be respected and obeyed. By doing so, YHWH is shown that you hold a deep and loving respect for Him through unquestioned obedience.

Matthew 15:4-9
4For YHWH commanded, saying, honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of YHWH of none effect by your tradition.
7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Sixth:

13Thou shalt not kill (murder)

The inclusion into the “Coming Kingdom on Earth” is referred to as “life”, and the exclusion as “death”.

John 11:23-27
23Yahshua saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
24Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25Yahshua said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Messiah, the Son of YHWH, which should come into the world.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Seventh:

14Thou shalt not commit adultery

Again, “Spiritual Adultery” isn’t allowed, and neither is actual adultery. Loyalty above all is expected, anyone who does either is considered a harlot (male or female).

Revelation 17:1-6
1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Yahshua: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Eighth:

15Thou shalt not steal.

Intentionally stealing something is the parallel of robbing someone of that which YHWH gives to them, including the gift of righteousness (the crown), which is love. A very definite indicator of worldliness.

Revelation 3:11-12
11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my YHWH, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my YHWH, and the name of the city of my YHWH, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my YHWH: and I will write upon him my new name.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Ninth:

16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

We are all YHWH’s people and are to be faithful and honest in our dealings with one another. In bearing witness and being a witness of YHWH all things must be said out of truth and love.

Matthew 26:59-65
59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Yahshua, to put him to death;
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of YHWH, and to build it in three days.
62And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63But Yahshua held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living YHWH, that thou tell us whether thou be the Messiah, the Son of YHWH.
64Yahshua saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

Exodus 20:3-17 (Continued)
Tenth:

17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his mule; nor any thing that is thy neighbor's

The parallel here is to trust in YHWH that He will provide for you. Be content and happy having YHWH as your One and Only God, not being distracted by worries so that all focus can be made on obtaining Spiritual Possessions (righteousness - fruit of the Spirit); not physical possessions.

Matthew 6:25-34
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, if YHWH so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33But seek ye first the kingdom of YHWH, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Finally, the ultimate parallel of all of these things is simply LOVE in its purest form. Natural affection for YHWH, and for all people, produces the products of the Spirit, undying loyalty, and complete faith and trust in YHWH.