God gave these ten laws for our benefit. Through them, our Creator teaches us how to have a better life now and how to be merciful to Him for all eternity.
God revealed the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai with smoke, earthquakes, and the sound of a trumpet that highlighted the importance of His laws. Later, Moses recorded his words in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. Both passages differ only slightly in their emphasis. Below you will find these two versions of the Ten Commandments list, along with one that presents them in summary form.
The order of the commandments we use is the one accepted by most Christian religions. However, there are some religions, such as the Catholic and the Jewish, that have other orders.