Exodus 20:17

  • Mental Gymnastics

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”   Exodus 20:17  NASB Covet – We have often pointed out that this commandment is unique in the ancient world.  It is only…

  • The Secret Commandment

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.  Exodus 20:17  ESV Not covet – There is a reason why no other legal code of the ancient Near East contains…