62. All Kinds of Murder, Adultery, Theft, and False Witness, Together with Urges toward Them, Are Evils on Which We Must Turn Our Backs Because They Are Sins

IT is common knowledge that the law of Sinai was written on two tablets and that the first tablet contains matters concerning God and the second, matters concerning us. It is not obvious in the literal text that the first tablet contains everything to do with God and that the second contains everything to do with us, but it is all in there. It is actually why they are called "the ten words, " meaning all truths in summary (see 61 just above). However, there is no way to explain briefly how everything is there, though it can be grasped by reference to what is presented in 67 of Teachings on Sacred Scripture, which the reader may consult.

This is the reason for mentioning "all kinds of murder, adultery, theft, and false witness."