[smvoice]

Then the question is WHY? Why were the first two commandments condensed into one? And the tenth broken into two parts? If the second was made part of the first, then it would be necessary for another to be split in order to end up with ten. But why merge the first and second? I’ll trust your reasoning on this..maybe..if it’s good..:)

[D-fendr]

Then the question is WHY?

We're not supposed to tell but, we have Moses's original tablets in the basement of the Vatican and that's the numbering he used.

[D-fendr]

s/b:

“...the numbering He used.”

[Mad Dawg]

I’ll go root around again. I remember kind of scratching my head, so I did some research and promptly forgot the answer.

I think we all need to see “The Ten Commandments” again and watch really carefully in the scene where God zaps the commandments. Then we’ll know.

[Mad Dawg]

Here ya go, FWIW:

Wikipedia -- "often wrong,never in doubt"

The Catholic Encyclopedia-- which I read to help me remember that brevity is the soul of wit 'cause they are rarely brief.