Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.
[Sidenote: The Third Commandment]
The Third Commandment teaches how man shall act toward God outwardly in deeds, that is, in the worship of God. It is,
Thou shalt hallow the holy day.[1]
These three commandments, then, teach how man is to act toward God in thoughts, words and deeds,—that is, in all his life.
[Sidenote: The Second Table]
The Second Table of Moses—the Table of the Left Hand—contains the other seven Commandments. In these man is taught what he is in duty bound to do and not to do to other men, that is, to his neighbor,
[Sidenote: The Fourth Commandment]
The first of them teaches how one is to conduct oneself toward all the authorities who are God's representatives. Therefore, it has its place before the rest, and immediately after the first three, which concern God Himself. Such authorities are father and mother, spiritual and temporal lords, etc. It is,
Honor thy father and thy mother.