The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute introduces the Ten Commandments Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls to its exhibit, “Dead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition.” This new addition offers visitors a rare opportunity to explore one of the most significant texts in religious history. The Ten Commandments Scroll ONLY be on display now until Thursday, April 24th, 2025, due to strict preservation and conservancy rules.
The Reagan Library is the ONLY stop on this tour to feature the Ten Commandments, which have never before toured in California and have not been seen in the U.S. since 2013.
The Scroll, known as 4Q41, was discovered in 1952 in Qumran Cave 4 and contains Deuteronomy 8:5–10 and Deuteronomy 5:1–6:1. It is believed to be the oldest existing copy of the Ten Commandments and is permitted for display only two weeks every two years.
Even for visitors who have already experienced this exhibit at the Reagan Library, the Ten Commandments will offer an entirely new and exclusive experience. Interested guests should pre-order tickets as they are expected to sell out quickly. Please visit www.ReaganLibrary.com/DeadSeaScrolls.
According to biblical narratives in Exodus and Deuteronomy, God revealed the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, inscribing them on stone tablets as guiding principles for the community. These commandments remain central to Abrahamic religions and continue to influence moral and legal traditions worldwide.
Courtesy the website: lifehopeandtruth.com, here are the 10 Commandments as recorded in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. Also, here is a list of the commandments in short form and lists with Jewish and Catholic numbering of the 10 Commandments.
These 10 beneficial laws were given by the Creator God to show us how to live a better life now and please God forever.
God gave the 10 Commandments from Mount Sinai, accompanied by smoke, earthquakes and the blast of a trumpet to emphasize the importance of these laws. Moses recorded God’s words in Exodus 20 and recounted the event again in Deuteronomy 5. There are only slight differences of emphasis in the accounts. Both versions are listed below, along with a list of the commandments in short form.
The numbering of the commandments on the first three lists below reflects the numbering used in much of the Christian world, though Catholics, Jews and others use various numbering systems (as shown below that).
The 10 Commandments List, Short Form*
- You shall have no other gods before Me.
- You shall not make idols.
- You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
- Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Honor your father and your mother.
- You shall not murder.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- You shall not covet.
