Covetousness: The Different Commandment
the Proclaim & Defend Podcast
- Published
- July 27, 2026
- Duration
- 7:08
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
Discusses religion.
Summary
In an article published this week in Torah.com, Jack Sasson asked an interesting question.“Why is ‘Do not covet’ in the decalogue?’”The Decalogue forbids patently reprehensible acts, but the prohibition against coveting is a potentially victimless offense and is the only one that exclusively addresses men. Moreover, this tenth commandment has no clear par…
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In an article published this week in Torah.com, Jack Sasson asked an interesting question.“Why is ‘Do not covet’ in the decalogue?’”The Decalogue forbids patently reprehensible acts, but the prohibition against coveting is a potentially victimless offense and is the only one that exclusively addresses men. Moreover, this tenth commandment has no clear parallels in ancient Near Eastern law.As we trace through the Commandments in Exodus 20, all are public, outwardly discernible sins with offended
Themes
- religion