- One God no other gods — Raise and shake your index finger.
- Cut out idols — Raise two fingers like scissors and do a cutting motion.
- Watch your words, especially the name of God! — Make a “W” with three fingers and draw it out of your mouth. (literally “you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.”
- Stop working on the Sabbath — Hold up 4 fingers at arms length making a stop sign. (literally, “remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” The Sabbath is the Saturday, the sixth day of the week not Sunday.)
- Honor your father and mother. — Salute mom and dad with 5 fingers
- You shall not murder! — Draw your six guns.
- You shall not commit adultery. — Form a “V” for vows with two fingers on one had plus five other fingers on the other hand.
- You shall not steal. — Raise eight fingers with two pretend stumps. Eight fingered Eddy got caught stealing and they cut off two of his fingers for punishment.
- You shall not lie! — Raise all fingers up except one thumb “lying” in the palm of the hand.
- You shall not covet. — Stretch out both hands greedily and graspingly. Rake it all in!
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