The 10 Commandments E14 — We’ve come to the end of our series on the 10 Commandments, which are known in the Bible as the 10 Words. All throughout this series, we’ve returned to the idea that these commands are not rules to check off a list, but rather God’s wisdom that leads to true life and flourishing. In this episode, Jon and Tim reflect on some final insights about how to approach the 10 Words (and all of biblical law) as wisdom literature, just as Jesus did.
FULL SHOW NOTES
For chapter-by-chapter summaries, biblical words, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.
CHAPTERS

Building a Moral Universe (0:00-11:39)
Wisdom Leading to Life (11:39-23:40)
Biblical Laws as Wisdom, Justice, Mercy, and Love (23:40-40:18)
Jesus as the Embodiment of Wisdom (40:18-53:42)

OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
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THE 10 COMMANDMENTS BIBLEPROJECT TRANSLATION
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REFERENCED RESOURCES

In chapter 3, Tim references episodes on biblical law from our How to Read the Bible series. Find those episodes here:

The Purpose of the Law
The Law as a Covenantal Partnership
God's Wisdom in the Law
The Law as a Revolution
Jesus Fulfills the Law
Law Q+R

Find the 10 Commandments full collection of video, podcast, and written resources here.
Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here.

SHOW MUSIC

“Nice Day ft. Marc Vanparla, John Lee” by Lofi Sunday
“That Gospel ft. Bobcat” by Lofi Sunday
“Blissful Thoughts ft. TBabz” by Lofi Sunday
BibleProject theme song by TENTS 

SHOW CREDITS
Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Released on 22 Jun 2026