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Thou Shalt Not Covet
This episode recounts how a religious fanatic smashed a friend’s fine dishes, claiming they violated the tenth commandment, and uses the incident to show how badly God’s law can be misunderstood. The Hebrew term for “covet,” the author explains, means to seize immorally by force, not simply to possess or enjoy good things; thus the woman who destroyed another’s property was the true lawbreaker. Scripture never condemns wealth, beauty, or material blessings themselves—only the love of money, a devotion appropriate to persons, not things. Likewise, Peter warns against trusting in outward…
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