The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-22
',This Rock
Of Ours
BY BILL GLIB

asked by our distinguished friend,
Mr. Bill Glib, in reference to the
Ten Commandments of the stone
tablet:
We find the story in the Old
Testament in the Book of Exodus,
Chapter XIX, paragraph /
In the third month after the
children of Israel were going forth
out of the land of Egypt, that was
in the Hebrew calendar month of
Swan, they came into the Wilder
ness of Senai and encamped OPP
posite the Mount. And Moses went
upon the mountain to God. And
the Lord called unto him from the
Mount, saying, "Thus shalt thou
say to the House of Jacob, and
the Children of Israel
Il shall stop for a moment to
interpret the question: Why has
He said ID, speak to the House of
Jacob, and (2), tell Israel? He
could have said speak to Israel"
and the House of Jacob would
have been included. But the an
swer, according to the Talmud's
explanation is that mankind is
meant to be just as God loving
and Obey these Commandments
just as much in their own house
as thew are in public life.
To our regret, we find folks
who are. not religious enough in
their own home but pretend to be
devout in public gatherings. On
the other hand, we find folks who
are religious at home but when
they meet with people in the pub
lie, and these latter folks commit
sins against the Ten Command
ments, fhey follow the sinner just
to show they are good social COM
panions, Therefore, the Lord said,
"Speaksto the people in both ways
to the house and to the general
public.)
Now, since we understand this
we shall go further
Moses went up to God and he
stayed with God forty days and
forty nights. He received the Ten
Commandments from God with
it's meaning and all the details
and principles. Engraved on stone,
the Tablet measured six hand
breadths width, and six hand
breadths in length. As I described
the other day in your worthy
newspapers columns, (the SHOW
Gus article), after Moses came
down ftom the Mount, he went to
the Elders of Israel and placed
the words before them. Words
which were accompanies from
from God in a. fire and thunder
ing that was heard over all the
world, ancluding spirits who were
yet to sbe born in future genera
tons
The Elders told Moses, 1--WE
win listen and obey, and Moses
repeated the words of the Lord
that he had heard.
After this, Moses dictated five
books to Ezrah the Scribe to write
in the Biblical language according
to what he, Moses, was taught in
person by the Lord when he spent
the forty days and forty nights on
the Mount. When Ezrah the Scribe
| finished the writing, Moses settled
down again as the teacher Of Is
rael-teaching the actual mean
ings of the Ten Commandments
until Yesroh, his father-in-law, adj
viSed him not to do all the work
himself. That he should select
| judges and teachers to do most of
the. instructing and leave for him
self only the difficult questions
which ahey were not able to ex.
After E4ah the Scribe had fin
ished Writing the five books. they
were utter rewritten in all lang
uages Ks soon as such languages
We're developed. This development
of languages had been caused by
the building of the Tower of Babel
and it also gave us the word
Bible.
Now, my dear Mr.. Glib, do
hope have had the pleasure of
explaining to you the parts which
puzzled you or about which you
say you lost sleep over also
hope it is interesting to the gen
eral public If I may have the
pleasure of bringing more useful
information to you or the public,
I'll be delighted to do so. / am
always glad to be able to help all
| good folks who are interested in
the great teachings Of the Bible.
Rabbi Abraham Schwartz
! Note. Thank YOU. Rabbi Schwartz