What Did The Ten Commandments Look Like?
The Ten Commandments were written by God on two tables of stone (the English word table is commonly used to translate the original Hebrew word of the Scriptures, pronounced loo-akh, meaning a sheet of polished stone). But what did they actually look like? How big were they? What language were they written in? Where are they now? What Did The Tables Of Stone Look Like? Although not specifically stated, the Ten Commandments were obviously written in ancient Hebrew (English wouldn’t exist for about another 3,000 years). Hebrew was the language of the Israelites; it was the language that the Hebrew Scriptures, or “Old” Testament, was written in. The Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Horeb: “The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tables of stone, with the Law and the Commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” (Exodus 24:12 RSV) “And He gave to Moses, when He had made an end
