THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Author: David Hazony
(A Book Review by Vimal Kodai)
The Ten Commandments: How Our Most Ancient Moral Text can renew Modern Life?
(By David Hazony)
The Ten Commandments (By David Hazony) is a very realistic, traditional, but, truly modern book that addresses Moses’ ten ‘Laws’ factually. Hazony takes ideal measures while handling each of the ten verses of the commandments as fragments of human beings’ versatile measures which should be taken with due regards to respect, integrity, compassion, forgiveness, understanding, lust, violence, falsehood, adultery, poverty and treason. The format of the writing which the author uses to address the Ten Commandments is very much residing on in-depth and informative analysis of both today’s world and that of the biblical. The idea behind redemption and that of the real significance of the first commandment are displayed through variable perspectives on God as the latter being the deliverer from misery. The central story of the bible is taken to a more relevant stand with meaningful and consistent exploration of modern social issues put into play.
The 10 Commandments (As per the Book of Exodus)
Hazony compares moral truth to the dictation of power in a firm display of their strong ties to deception, treason and dishonesty. The remaining nine commandments are ignited with most considerations given to the fundamental biblical teachings. They are also displayed with vivid and factual examples that are given to address the causes of human existence on our planet. The genuine man and the genuine integrity of man are strongly brought forward with an emphasis on the veridical truth. The Sabbath and its essences are commemorated with its primal relationship to better humanity’s existence. The respecting and the honouring of parents are identified as the most universally accepted teaching that matters to sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, etc., belonging to a family unit. The fulfilling of desires of parents and the honouring of their wishes are established as one of the most accepted ideals known to mankind. The meaning of life is addressed most vividly with parents as the ones most credited for it. Adultery and its immoral nature are fragmented into its most despicable trajectories while the author involves the idea of betrayal and marital infidelity in his book. Also, David Hazony brings the eighth commandment to life by stressing on the idea of corruption and biblical upheaval. A strong sense of what communities and community service serves to us as humans is tied to the idea of brotherhood and social harmony—the author gets a grip of the ninth commandment by depicting racism, political unrest and violence as the consequences of disrespect to ones’ neighbours. Hazony blends both biblical traditions and its virtues while putting happenings in today’s world in perspective.
