The Bible NEVER Called Them the Ten Commandments (What the Hebrew Actually Says Will Blow Your Mind)

The Bible NEVER Called Them the Ten Commandments (What the Hebrew Actually Says Will Blow Your Mind)

July 13, 2026 · 23 min

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Jon Rhoades reinterprets the Ten Commandments, revealing their original Hebrew context and implications for Christian life.

In this powerful re-teaching of the Ten Commandments from Exodus 20, Children & Family Minister Jon Rhoades reveals why most Christians read them completely wrong. Drawing from Exodus 19, Deuteronomy 4 & 10, Genesis 2 & 6, the Septuagint, and John 1, discover the original Hebrew “Ten Words,” savah fatherly instruction, and how they point to Jesus as the living Word. Most Christians treat the Ten Commandments like a starting line—something you have to perfectly obey before God will finally accept you. But that’s not how God gave them. In this special Monday re-preach (after Sunday’s live-stream technical issues), Jon Rhoades walks verse-by-verse through Exodus 20 and shows: • Why the Bible itself never actually calls them the “Ten Commandments” • The original Hebrew “ten words” and the fatherly savah language of protective instruction • How God’s rescue (eagles’ wings) always came before the rules • The mind-blowing Septuagint-to-John 1 connection that turns the Ten Words into the living Word—Jesus Himself • Four practical ways this changes how you parent, how you talk about other people, and how you stop performing If you’ve ever felt like you’re grinding for God’s…

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