There’s just so much worth discussing in it. I will have more to say about this film in the coming weeks. The Ten Commandments continues to fascinate me. Who knows what lies beyond in that Promised Land, but we do know that the righteous will be led into it by another Joshua (Jesus). In the future, there will be 1,000 years of peace in which the world will be governed by Christ in order to prepare its inhabitants for the final judgment. A Long Wait Before Entering the Promised Landīecause of their disobedience, the Israelites had to wander in the wilderness for 40 years before their children were allowed to enter the Promised Land, led by Joshua. God will judge the world and decide who is worthy to live in His presence and who is not. Someday there will have to come a great separation of the wheat from the tares. I think most people can tell if they are acting in a way that will lead them to happiness or not. I’ve talked at length about why people are unhappy today. For the wicked, all that awaits them is death. He calls upon the humble to repent and turn to the Lord for forgiveness and freedom. The Israelites revel in wickedness until Moses comes down from the mountain with a message for them. Hedonism Reigns Until God Destroys the Wicked
When God personally rules on the Earth, He will do so with the higher law and entirely fulfill and do away with the Law of Moses. We see this principle of self-governance encapsulated in the 10 commandments. The higher law required people to police their actions and discipline their thoughts and desires. Meanwhile, God is busy preparing Moses with the higher law as opposed to the lesser law, which would come to be known as the Law of Moses. Whether that be on social media or in barbaric countries, it happens all too often. We already see normal people look away in shame and stay silent as cunning men destroy good people and sacrifice them to their false gods. Unfortunately, this complicity lends credence to the false prophets who rise up. But his cries fall on deaf ears, and he is persuaded to create a golden calf for the people to worship rather than let them wait on the Lord. He is the brother of Moses, and he tries to reason with the people to get them to be patient. God Gives His Higher Law While Wickedness RisesĮven good people can be coerced into acting wickedly because they don’t want to cause contention. People may not worship a golden calf, but there are plenty of things to worship besides God, whether it be popularity, one’s own abilities, the Earth, or creations that have come from the minds of men. When people begin to fear that it will never happen, we might just see false prophets come to prominence to fill the void. There have been many who have claimed they knew the precise date of the Second Coming, but they’ve all been wrong. Times will get extremely difficult, and it will seem like the Second Coming should have happened to prevent all of the calamities that are coming. Moses delays his return from Mount Sinai, much like how people will say that Christ delays His return from Heaven to cleanse the Earth. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Lord, even if it is to their condemnation. This is the same pattern that will happen in the last days. Ramses, Pharaoh of Egypt in all his earthly glory, is humbled by the display of God’s power to the point that he is forced to acknowledge that the God of Israel is the one true God. And that is what we are going to do right now. We can look at this scene and see what is coming in our own future. Another reason this scene is so powerful is because it perfectly represents the end of the world.
And not just because it is packed with Logos, spirituality, and drama. In a film packed with memorable moments, the creation of the 10 Commandments stands out as quite possibly the best scene in The Ten Commandments (1956).