Exodus
Old TestamentThe Ten Commandments
Covenant at the mountain
Law given at a mountain, framing Israel's life as a covenant people.
Reading plan
How the story unfolds
- 1
Preparation
The people are set apart at the foot of the mountain.
- 2
The ten words
The commandments are spoken.
- 3
Restated a generation later
Deuteronomy repeats them for those entering the land.