Ten
Commandments
This is a little known tale of how God came to give
the Jews the
Ten Commandments.
God first went to the Egyptians and asked them
if they would
like a commandment.
"What's
a commandment?" they asked.
"Well, it's like, thou shalt not commit adultery," replied
God.
The Egyptians thought about it and then said,
"No way, that
would ruin our weekends."
So then God went to the Assyrians
and asked them if
they would like a commandment.
They also
asked, "What's a commandment?"
"Well," said God, "it's like, thou shalt not steal."
The Assyrians immediately replied,
"No way. That
would ruin our economy."
So finally God went to the Jews
and asked
them if they wanted a commandment.
They asked,
"How much?"
God said,
"They're free."
The Jews said,
"Great! we'll take ten."