It contains commands that are to be obeyed. A consideration of various classifications of biblical commands can be a helpful study. Moral And Religious Commands Commands may be classified as either moral or religious. Moral commands have to do with man's relationship to his fellows, whereas religious laws involve humanity's reconciliation to the Creator. Another classification is that of positive and negative commands.
Positive commands enjoin a responsibility, and negative commands prohibit wrong-doing.
This was a positive command. But perhaps it might be well to remind ourselves that eight of the Ten Commandments were negative. Generic And Specific Commands Generic commands enjoin a general obligation, the implementation of which is left to the judgment of the individual. Specific commands declare the precise manner of implementing the divine ordinance. Not all commands recorded in the Bible were for the whole human race.