Covetousness: The Different Commandment

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Opublikowano: 2026-07-27

In an article published this week in Torah.com, Jack Sasson asked an interesting question. “Why is ‘Do not covet’ in the decalogue?’” The Decalogue forbids patently reprehensible acts, but the prohibition against coveting is a potentially victimless offense and is the only one that exclusively addresses men. Moreover, this tenth commandment has no clear parallels in ancient Near Eastern law. As we trace through the Commandments in Exodus 20, all are public, outwardly discernible sins with offended parties—divine, human, or both. The first four commandments (Exodus 20:3-11) demand fealty to Jehovah. It...