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Which commandments are to be displayed?

There is talk again about whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed in all of the schools. Which version are they planning on displaying? As any serious scripture student knows, there are three or four versions of the Ten Commandments.

Most people know about the commandments in Exodus Chapter 20. But, did you know about the commandments that are in Deuteronomy Chapter 5? They are nearly the same; however, there are some notable variations.

But what about the commandments in Exodus Chapter 34? Did you know that they are different? Exodus 34:1 says that Moses was supposed to make new stones and write upon them the same words as were on the first ones, which Moses had broken. But when you read Exodus 34:10-28, you will see that all of the commandments are different.

You will notice that even though these are highly moral commands, the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Commandments from Exodus Chapter 20 are not even mentioned in........

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