What is the “Ten Commandments”?

commandments, ten, what, is, meaning, definitionThe expression Ten Commandments refers, in the Old Testament, to the Decalogue, which is uniformly referred to as “the ten words”, i.e “God’s words” commanding His people according to His Law. (Exo 34:28 margin; Deu 4:13 margin; Deu 10:4 margin), or simply as “the words” spoken by Yahweh (Exo 20:1; Exo 34:27; Deu 5:22; Deu 10:2), or as “the words of the covenant” (Exo 34:28). In the New Testament they are called “commandments” (Mat 19:17; Eph 6:2), as with us in most Christian lands.