The sixth commandment prohibits taking human life. Since God created people in his image, all human lives should be valued and protected.
Reflect
• Biblical authors suggest that human violence corrupts the land, like when Abel’s blood cries out from the ground at his murder scene (Gen. 4:10-11), or when the whole Earth is “ruined” by violence before the flood (Gen. 6:11). How might we think about this relationship between human violence and the land itself today?
• If we flip this command around and reframe it positively, what is God’s invitation to us?
Listen to the PodcastDo Not Kill
Listen to this podcast episode on The BibleProject app or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Wisdom Metaphor
