When we come to understand who Israel was and where they had been, as well as God’s heart behind this commandments, we will see how deeply relevant and challenging this commandment is to our lives. “You shall not murder” challenges our understanding of value and identity, our anger, our words and our relationships. The heart of this commandment is this: That there should be no broken relationships in our lives that we have not done everything in our power to reconcile.

Exodus 20:13; Matthew 5:21-26