A group of American tourists once listened to a story told by their Jewish guide. The guide, Moshe, claimed that his story would explain why the commandments were published on two tablets of stone. Moses came down from the mountain with a tablet of stone listing some of the commandments. He first met a group of Kenites. "Do you want the commandments of God?" he asked. "What do they say?" asked the Kenites. "Thou shalt not kill," replied Moses. "Thanks, we think we'll pass," responded the Kenites.

Next, Moses encountered the tribe of Hittites. "Would you like the commandments?" asked Moses. "What do they say?" "Thou shalt not commit adultery," answered the prophet. "No, thank you very much, we'll move on," retorted the Hittites.

Moses came to the camp of the Israelites. "Here are God's co…