Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments are identified at the chapter's outset as the core content about to be delivered — framed as non-negotiable covenant terms, not optional moral suggestions.

The Ten Commandments are referenced as the moral foundation just established, with Exodus 21 now building out the specific case laws that apply those broad principles to real-life situations.

The Ten Commandments are referenced as the dramatic high point already behind them — Exodus 22 is the detailed civil legislation that fleshes out those foundational moral principles into practical community law.

The Ten Commandments are the specific contents of the Ark — God's foundational covenant words stored at the center of His earthly dwelling, showing that His Word is the heart of His presence.

The Ten Commandments appear here as the specific content God wrote on the new tablets at the end of Moses' forty-day stay — the reconstituted moral foundation of the covenant Israel had broken.

The Ten Commandments are being quoted here in full — Moses restating them verbatim as God originally delivered them, beginning with the reminder of the Exodus rescue rather than a list of demands.

The Ten Commandments are invoked here to underscore the tension — honoring one's parents was a divine command, yet the High Priest's consecration superseded even that obligation, showing how total his dedication to God had to be.

The Ten Commandments are referenced here to establish that Sabbath observance wasn't a minor regulation — it was among the ten core laws given at Sinai, making this violation a direct strike at the covenant's foundation.