The Ten Commandments

When interpreting the Bible, it may assist to reflect on that the ten commandments were written in stone. This means that during the early history of the spiritual tradition of Judaism, the ten commandments would have been the exact most difficult verses to distort by accident, forge, or lose to the passing of time. 

Any Bible verse which seems to contradict the ten commandments is probably misunderstood, a forgery, or an accidental textual copyist's error. 

The first commandment, to have no other gods before God, would seem to me to mean that one's efforts and obedience should first and foremost be to the God of the Book, an all merciful, all loving, perfect God: meaning, one's actions should always be the most merciful by the whole. As one's highest ranking objective.

The second commandment, to erect no false idols, would seem to me to mean not to abide by an abstraction of the truth. Do not confuse God with an image intended to represent God, and do not confuse an image with that which it is intended to represent. Do not uplift anything above its standing as it is. 

The third commandment, to avoid taking the lord's name in vain, means to me not projecting God's intentions as identical to those of one's own pride. Even although a partial delusion, such isn't necessarily blameless because if motivated by pride, it is selfish. 

As to remembering the Sabbath Day, there is the obvious interpretation of the actual seventh calendar date - but I also suspect that the Jewish Kabbalah / "Tree of Life" provides a cipher to the text: work for six days, for the sun Tiphareth as symbolic of the heart of the universe, at rest in loyalty to one's own attachments. At rest on the 7th day because the 7th sphere, Netzach, is that which one loves. Minimal pride, pride in loyalty, and a big heart.

Honoring thy father and mother, that you live a long life; what better way is there to honor those whom gave you life than by leading a good, selfless life, as thanks for its existence? This honors one's parents because they are likely to gain positive culpability from the effort, if they sired the child out of selfless intent.

Do not murder. Self explanatory.

Do not commit adultery. Yet I do not think the Bible forbids multiple wives and husbands.

No stealing. 

No falsification of one's self as a witness against a neighbor. No lying to get people in trouble.

Thou shalt not covet. This is just one place wherein the Book faith demands a discipline of emotional self-determinism from the faithful. It is impossible to obey the Book without learning to at least influence one's own emotions. To learn not to covet means to learn to transcend desire.