What Does ‘No Other Gods Before Me’ Mean?
The first commandment sounds easy to keep in a world without idols. Look closer and it turns out to be the one all the other nine are quietly protecting.
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The first commandment sounds easy to keep in a world without idols. Look closer and it turns out to be the one all the other nine are quietly protecting.
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